Paragraph 7

The Arts Council may appoint committees to assist it in the discharge of its functions or to perform such functions as it may delegate to such committees.

The Arts Council may appoint as members of any committee established under sub-paragraph (1) or authorise any such committee to co-opt as members of the committee persons who are not members of the Arts Council.

The Arts Council may authorise a committee to appoint sub-committees for such advisory purposes as the Council may approve.

A committee may appoint as members of any sub-committee established under sub-paragraph (3) or authorise any such sub-committee to co-opt as members of the sub-committee persons who are not members of the Arts Council or of the committee who appointed the sub-committee.

References in this paragraph to the functions of the Arts Council do not include references to national lottery functions.