# The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2011, Paragraph 64: Standing Committees

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Parliament shall establish at least two Standing Committees of the Parliament (in addition to the Appropriations Committee and the Public Accounts Committee established by this Constitution), each of which shall be charged with responsibility for monitoring the conduct of business of the Government for which responsibility has been assigned to a Minister or Ministers under section 36(1).
(2) Each Standing Committee shall consist of members of the Parliament who are not Ministers.
(3) The composition of each Standing Committee shall, so far as possible, ensure that the representation of political parties in the Committee is proportionate to the numerical strength of those parties in the Parliament.
(4) At least one Standing Committee shall be presided over by a member of the Parliament in opposition to the Government.
(5) Each Standing Committee shall have power—
(a) to summon any Minister, or any public officer of a department of government for which a Minister is responsible, to appear before it;
(b) subject to any law or Standing Orders, to require any person so summoned to answer questions and provide information about the conduct of business of the Government by the Minister or department concerned; and
(c) to report on its activities to the Parliament.
(6) The Parliament shall publish reports submitted to it under subsection (5)(c).
(7) Subject to this section, Standing Orders shall provide for the composition and functions of, and proceedings and conduct of business before, Standing Committees.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1681/schedule/2/paragraph/64 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/turks-and-caicos-islands-constitution-order-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-64
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