Section 4 The joint committee and the advisory committee.C1

For the purpose of framing regulations under this Part of this Act and for securing uniformity of standards, there shall be established a joint committee consisting of F1the Secretary of State for Health, who shall be chairman, F2the Secretary of State for Wales, the Secretary of State for Scotland, and the Minister of Health and Local Government for Northern Ireland:

For the purpose of assisting the joint committee in the framing of regulations under this Part of this Act, there shall be appointed an advisory committee consisting of one member appointed by the Secretary of State for Health, who shall be chairman, one member appointed by the Secretary of State for Wales and one by the Secretary of State for Scotland, one member appointed by the Minister of Health and Local Government for Northern Ireland, one member appointed by the F3National Biological Standards Board, one member appointed by the General Medical Council, one member appointed by the British Medical Association, one member appointed by the Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, and one member appointed by the Council of the Royal Institute of Chemistry.