22. (1) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the coming into operation of this section, establish a committee, which shall be known as the operational committee, to perform the functions specified in section 23.

(2) The operational committee shall consist of—

(a) an officer of the Minister, who shall be the chairperson, and

(b) at least one representative of each of—

(i) the competent authorities, and

(ii) the trusted partners (if any) for the time being designated under section 21(3)(a).

(3) The Minister shall assign to the operational committee such resources as the Minister reasonably considers appropriate to perform the functions of a secretariat to the committee.