Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021

20 Advisory committee

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations establish, and make other provision about, a committee to advise the Secretary of State on such matters relating to medical devices as the regulations may specify.

(2) The regulations may (among other things) make provision about—

(a) the membership of the committee;

(b) the establishment by the committee of sub-committees;

(c) matters to which the committee may, or must, have regard;

(d) cooperation between the committee and the Commission on Human Medicines, and other bodies with expertise in relation to medical devices.

(3) The provision mentioned in subsection (2)(a) may include—

(a) provision about the number of members, their appointment, and the circumstances in which a person ceases to be a member;

(b) requirements as to the independence of members from the Secretary of State;

(c) provision about the payment of remuneration and allowances to members.