5.—(1) Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the Department may appoint a person (in this paragraph referred to as “the nominee”) in relation to the Governors and any committee or sub-committee thereof.
(2) The nominee shall have and may exercise the same rights, powers and privileges as any Governor or any member of any committee or sub-committee of the Governors has or may exercise, except that he shall not vote at any meeting of the Governors or of any such committee or sub-committee.
(3) Section 18(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) (except so much thereof as relates to remuneration) shall apply to the appointment of a nominee under sub-paragraph (1).