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| | (a) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Council, appoint such Working Committees as are deemed necessary to assist the Council in the performance of its duties, and may appoint such persons (whether connected with the Council or not), as may be deemed fit to be members of any such Committee. | | |
| | (b) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of a Working Committee appointed under paragraph (a) to be the Chairman of such a Working Committee. The Chairman so appointed shall be the convener of that Working Committee. | | |
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| (2) The meetings of a Working Committee shall be held once at least in every two months. |
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| (3) A Working Committee appointed under subsection (1) shall have a membership not exceeding seven. |
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| (4) Every member appointed to a Working Committee under subsection (1) shall hold office for a period of two years, and shall be eligible for reappointment. |
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| (5) The Council may assign to a Working Committee established under subsection (1) such of its powers as it may deem fit, but shall not be divested of any power which it may have assigned to a Committee. The Council may amend or revoke any decision made by a Working Committee. |
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| (6) The members of a Working Committee appointed under subsection (1) shall not be paid any remuneration, but shall be reimbursed from the Fund of the Council, for such travelling, hotel and incidental expenses, as they may incur for the purpose of attending meetings of such a Committee, or for such other purpose connected with the activities of the Council, as may be approved by the Council. |
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| (7) Subject to the preceding provisions of this section, rules may be made under this Law in respect of the meetings of a Working Committee, the procedure to be followed, and the business to be transacted, at such meetings. |
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