Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998

Subcommittees.

35.—(1) The Board or, as appropriate, the Scientific Committee may from time to time establish subcommittees to advise it in relation to the performance of its functions.

(2) The Board or the Scientific Committee may appoint to a subcommittee established under this section persons who have a special knowledge and experience related to the purposes of the subcommittee.

(3) The appointment of a person to a subcommittee established under this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Board or the Scientific Committee may determine.

(4) The Board or Scientific Committee may at any time dissolve a subcommittee established by it under this section.

(5) The acts of a subcommittee established under this section shall be subject to confirmation by the Board or Scientific Committee, as appropriate, unless the Board or Scientific Committee dispenses with the necessity for confirmation.

(6) The Board or Scientific Committee may regulate the procedure of a subcommittee established under this section, but, subject to any such regulation, a subcommittee established under this section may regulate its own procedure.

(7) The Board or, as the case may be, the Scientific Committee shall ensure an equitable balance between men and women in the composition of a subcommittee established by it under this section.