Proceedings, etc.
6.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the SEM Committee may regulate its own procedures.
(2) A member shall be treated for the purposes of such procedures as present at a meeting of the SEM Committee if, in accordance with arrangements made under those procedures, he is able to hear, and be heard by, all the persons present at the meeting.
(3) The SEM Committee shall consult the Department before making or revising its procedures for dealing with conflicts of interest.
(4) The validity of anything done by the SEM Committee is not affected by a vacancy among its members or by a defect in the appointment of a member.