Museums and Galleries (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

Committees

7.—(1) The Board shall appoint from among its members—

(a)an Audit Committee;

(b)a Staffing Committee.

(2) The Board may appoint such other committees as it thinks fit to assist it in the discharge of its functions or to perform such functions as it may delegate to such committees.

(3) The Board may—

(a)appoint as members of any committee established under sub-paragraph (2), or

(b)authorise any such committee to co-opt as members of the committee,

persons who are not trustees.

(4) The Board may authorise a committee to appoint sub-committees for such advisory purposes as the Board may approve.

(5) A committee may—

(a)appoint as members of any sub-committee established under sub-paragraph (4), or

(b)authorise any such sub-committee to co-opt as members of the sub-committee,

persons who are not trustees or members of the committee who appointed the sub-committee.

(6) At least one member of—

(a)any committee established under sub-paragraph (2);

(b)any sub-committee established under sub-paragraph (4),

shall be a trustee.

(7) This paragraph has effect notwithstanding any provision contained in any agreement or other instrument relating to property vested in the Board.