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Committees of Board
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107. (1) The Board may establish one or more committees—
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(a) to assist the Commission, including the Board, in the performance of its functions, or
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(b) to advise the Commission, including the Board, on matters relating to its functions.
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(2) Subject to subsection (3), a committee may consist of such number of members as the Board considers appropriate and the membership of a committee may be comprised of members of the Board or members of the staff of the Commission, or both.
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(3) Where a committee is established to advise the Commission on matters relating to its functions, membership of the committee may include persons who—
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(a) are not members of the Board or members of the staff of the Commission, and
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(b) have relevant expertise or experience in those matters.
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(4) The Board may appoint a member of the Board to be the chairperson of a committee.
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(5) A member of a committee may be removed at any time from membership of the committee by the Board for stated reasons.
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(6) A committee shall be appointed by the Board for such period and subject to such terms of reference as the Board considers appropriate.
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(7) The acts of a committee shall be subject to confirmation by the Board, unless the Board otherwise determines.
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(8) The Board may regulate the procedure of a committee but, subject to the foregoing, a committee may regulate its own procedure.
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(9) A committee shall provide the Board with such information as it may require, in respect of the committee’s activities and operations, for the purposes of the performance by the Commission of its functions.
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(10) The Board may at any time dissolve a committee.
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(11) A committee may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies in its membership.
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