8.—(1) In accordance with arrangements approved by the Department, the Governors may appoint such committees as they think fit and may delegate any of their functions to a committee so appointed.
(2) A committee may include persons who are not members of the Governors.
(3) In accordance with arrangements approved by the Department, the Governors may authorise a committee to appoint sub-committees for such purposes as the Governors may approve and a sub-committee so appointed may include persons who are not members of the Governors or of the committee which appointed the sub-committee.
(4) The powers of any committee or any sub-committee appointed under this paragraph shall be exercised in accordance with and subject to any directions given by the Governors.