Article 4 Appointment of Committees

For the purpose of discharging any functions in pursuance of arrangements made under article 3 above—

Subject to the provisions of this article, the number of members of a committee appointed under paragraph (1) above, their term of office, and the area (if restricted) within which the committee are to exercise their authority shall be fixed by the NCIS Service Authority or, in the case of a sub-committee, by the appointing committee.

The NCIS Service Authority may appoint a committee to advise it on any matter relating to the discharge of its functions, and any such committee may appoint one or more sub-committees to advise the committee with respect to any such matter.

Any committee or sub-committee appointed under paragraph (1) or (3) above may consist only of members of the appointing Authority and shall be appointed for such term as may be determined by the appointing Authority.

Every member of a committee appointed under this article who at the time of his appointment was a member of the NCIS Service Authority shall upon ceasing to be a member of the Authority also cease to be a member of the committee; but for the purposes of this article a member of the Authority shall not be deemed to have ceased to be a member of the Authority by reason of retirement if he has been re-appointed a member thereof not later than the day of his retirement.