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The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
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- Northern Ireland Orders in Council
- 1997 No. 869 (N.I. 6)
- SCHEDULE 1
- Discharge of functions
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Discharge of functions
11.—(1) The functions of the Commission—
(a)under Article 43(1); and
(b)in relation to matters connected with the giving of such financial or other assistance as is mentioned in Article 43(1),
shall be discharged under the general direction of the Commission by a group of members of the Commission selected by the chairman and consisting of at least 3 but not more than 5 Commissioners, of whom one shall be the deputy chairman or one of the deputy chairmen of the Commission.
(2) Without prejudice to Article 46(3), the Commission may authorise the discharge, under the general direction of the Commission, of any of its other functions by either a member or a group of members of the Commission selected by the chairman.
(3) Anything done by or in relation to a member or group of members in or in connection with the discharge of functions he or they are authorised to discharge under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall have the same effect as if done by or in relation to the Commission.
(4) A group of members authorised to discharge any functions under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) may regulate their own procedure and business, including their quorum.
(5) The validity of any proceedings of a member or group of members so authorised shall not be affected by any defect in his appointment or any of their appointments; and the validity of the proceedings of any such group shall not be affected by any vacancy in their number.
(6) The chairman may select himself as the member, or as one of the group of members, mentioned in this paragraph.
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