Agricultural Marketing Act 1958

32 General provisions as to commissions and committees

(1) The Minister may appoint a secretary to any commission or committee constituted or appointed under this Part of this Act, and every such commission or committee may employ such officers, agents and servants as the Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine.

(2) The Minister may pay such remuneration to the chairman and other members and the secretary, officers, agents and servants of any such commission or committee, and such other expenses of any such commission or committee, as the Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine.

(3) The chairman and other members of every such commission or committee shall be appointed by the Minister for such period and subject to such conditions as may be determined by him, and the meetings, quorum and procedure of any such commission or committee shall be regulated in accordance with regulations made by the Minister for the purpose, and every such commission or committee shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members thereof.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that this section does not apply to any committee of a board.

(5) Regulations made under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(6) Any expenses incurred by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or a Secretary of State under this section shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.