# Scotland Act 1998, Paragraph 6


(1) Standing orders which provide for the appointment of committees may include provision for those committees to have power to appoint sub-committees.
(2) The standing orders shall include provision for ensuring that, in appointing members to committees and sub-committees, regard is had to the balance of political parties in the Parliament.
(3) The standing orders may include provision for excluding from the proceedings of a committee or sub-committee a member of the Parliament who is not a member of the committee or sub-committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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