8(1)Historic Environment Scotland may establish committees for any purpose relating to its functions.
(2)Historic Environment Scotland is to determine the composition of its committees.
(3)Historic Environment Scotland may appoint a person who is not a member of Historic Environment Scotland to be a member of a committee.
(4)But such a person is not entitled to vote at meetings of the committee.
(5)A committee must comply with any directions given to it by Historic Environment Scotland.