Paragraph 1

Scotland

The committee may, from time to time—

(a)

appoint from among its own members, a sub-committee—

(i)

to discharge such of the functions of the committee as the committee may specify; or

(ii)

to advise the committee on any matter relating to the discharge of the functions of the committee:

Provided that any person so appointed shall, upon ceasing to be a member of the committee, cease also to be a member of the sub-committee;

(b)

appoint a chairman from among its own members and revoke the appointment of his predecessor, if any;

(c)

subject to the provisions of this Act, make, vary or revoke standing orders—

(i)

regulating the quorum, procedure and place of meeting of the committee or of any of its sub-committees; or

(ii)

regulating the manner in which any dispute relating to procedure, or the interpretation of standing orders made under this sub-paragraph or the following paragraph, is to be resolved;

but subject to any such standing orders and to the provisions of this Act the quorum, procedure and place of meeting of the committee or of any of its sub-committees shall be such as the committee, or in respect of itself the sub-committee, may determine.

Notes on Schedule 1B

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 1B repealed (23.3.2001) by 2000 asp 6, s. 55; S.S.I. 2001/102, art. 2