Appointment of Committees and Sub-Committees
9.—(1) The Institute shall, in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State, appoint the following committees–
(a)a committee to be known as the Partners Council to advise the Institute in relation to such matters as the Institute may refer to them;
(b)a committee to be known as the Appraisal Committee to advise the Institute on such matters relating to the use of new and existing technology in the health service as the Institute may refer to them.
(2) The chairman of the Institute shall be the chairman of the Partners Council.
(3) The other members of the Partners Council and the members of the Appraisal Committee may be drawn wholly or partly from members of the Institute or wholly from persons who are not members of the Institute and their appointments shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of State.
(4) Subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State, the Institute may, and if so directed by him shall, appoint other committees of the Institute consisting wholly or partly of members of the Institute or wholly of persons who are not members of the Institute.
(5) A committee appointed under this regulation may, subject to such directions as may be given by the Secretary of State or the Institute, appoint sub-committees consisting wholly or partly of members of the committee (whether or not they are members of the Institute) or wholly of persons who are not members of the Institute or the committee.