Hospitals Federation and Amalgamation Act, 1961

Committees of the Council.

12.—(1) The Council may from time to time appoint such and so many committees as it may think fit for purposes connected with the exercise of any of the functions of the Council which in the opinion of the Council would be better or more conveniently regulated or managed by or through a committee.

(2) Every committee appointed under this section shall consist of such number of members as the Council may direct and may be composed either wholly of members of the Council or partly of such members and partly of other persons.

(3) Where a committee appointed under this section is composed partly of members of the Council and partly of other persons, the number of such other persons shall not exceed one-fourth of the total membership of such committee.

(4) The quorum and procedure of any committee appointed under this section shall be such as may be determined by the Council.

(5) The Council may delegate any of its functions to a committee appointed under this section.

(6) The acts of every committee appointed under this section shall be subject to confirmation by the Council, save that the Council may empower any particular such committee to do any act within the authority conferred on the committee by the Council which the Council itself could lawfully do.