328.—(1) The External Oversight Body may establish such and so many committees as it thinks fit to assist and advise it in relation to the performance of any or all of its functions under this Act or any other enactment.

(2) A committee—

(a) shall consist of such number of members of the External Oversight Body as the External Oversight Body may determine,

(b) may include any number of civil servants (within the meaning of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956) assigned to the External Oversight Body under section 330 as the External Oversight Body may determine, and

(c) may, subject to paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Thirteenth Schedule, include persons who are not members of the External Oversight Body.

(3) In appointing the members of a committee, the External Oversight Body shall have regard to—

(a) the range of qualifications and experience necessary for the proper and effective performance of the functions of the committee, and

(b) the desirability of there being an equitable balance between men and women on the committee.

(4) The chairperson of a committee shall be appointed by the External Oversight Body from among the members of the committee.

(5) A member of a committee may be removed from office at any time by the External Oversight Body for stated reasons.

(6) The External Oversight Body may determine the terms of reference and regulate the procedure of a committee.

(7) The acts of a committee shall be subject to confirmation by the External Oversight Body unless the External Oversight Body otherwise determines.

(8) A committee shall provide the External Oversight Body with such information as the External Oversight Body may from time to time require, in respect of the committee’s activities and operations, for the purposes of the performance by the External Oversight Body of its functions.

(9) The External Oversight Body may at any time dissolve a committee.

(10) A committee may act notwithstanding one or more than one vacancy in its membership.]