10The Council may appoint one or more committees.
11A committee may be appointed under paragraph 10 above to advise the Council or to perform any of the functions of the Council or for both purposes.
12If the Secretary of State directs the Council to appoint committees to advise the Council on the exercise of the Council's functions so far as they relate to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, it shall be the Council's duty to appoint a committee or committees in accordance with the direction.
13The Council may determine that any committee appointed under paragraph 12 above to advise on the exercise of the Council's functions so far as they relate to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland shall also perform any functions of the Council so far as they so relate.
14Where a committee perform any of the Council's functions, the Council may direct that the committee shall cease to perform them.
15No person shall be appointed chairman of a committee unless he is a member of the Council.
16If the Secretary of State so directs, it shall be the duty of the Council to notify to him the name of the person whom they propose to appoint as chairman of any committee appointed to advise the Council on the exercise of the Council's functions so far as they relate to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, whether the committee was established in pursuance of a direction or not.
17A notification under paragraph 16 above shall be sent to the Secretary of State at least 14 days before the proposed appointment is due to take effect.
18A person whose proposed appointment has been notified to the Secretary of State shall not be appointed chairman of the committee to the chairmanship of which the Council propose to appoint him if the Secretary of State directs the Council not to appoint him.