Social Security Act 1975

PART I Constitution etc. of Committee

1 The Committee shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State and not less than 6 nor more than 10 other members so appointed.

2 Subject to paragraph 4 below, the chairman and other members of the Committee shall hold office for such period of not more than 5 nor less than 3 years as the Secretary of State may determine ; but any member—

(a) shall be eligible for reappointment from time to time on or after the expiration of his term of office ;

(b) may by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign office at any time, while remaining eligible for reappointment.

3 Of the members of the Committee (other than the chairman) there shall be appointed—

(a) one after consultation with organisations representative of employers ;

(b) one after consultation with organisations representative of workers ;

(c) one after consultation with friendly societies registered under the [1974 c. 46.] Friendly Societies Act 1974 or organisations representative of such societies ; and

(d) one after consultation with the Head of the Northern Ireland Department;

and the Committee shall include at least one prson with experience of work among, and of the needs of, the chronically sick and disabled and in selecting any such person regard shall be had to the desirability of having a chronically sick or disabled person.

4 The Secretary of State may remove a member of the Committee on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.

5 The Secretary of State shall appoint a secretary to the Committee, and may appoint such other officers and such servants to the Committee, and there shall be paid to them such salaries and allowances, as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service determine.

6 The Committee may appoint persons as their advisers on matters on which in the Committee's opinion those persons are specially qualified.

7 The expenses of the Committee to such an amount as .may be approved by the Minister for the Civil Service shall be paid by the Secretary of State.

8 There may be paid as part of the expenses of the Committee—

(a) to all or any of the members of the Committee, such salaries or other remuneration and travelling and other allowances,

(b) to persons attending their meetings at the request of the Committee, such travelling and other allowances (including compensation for loss of remunerative time), and

(c) to persons who are not members of the Committee but who at the invitation of the Committee act as advisers at meetings of the Committee held to consider matters on which those persons are specially qualified or otherwise, such fees,

as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service determine.

9 The Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members.

10 The Committee may make rules for regulating their procedure (including the quorum).