14.—(1) The councils which appoint a joint committee must pay its expenses—
(a)in such proportions as they may agree upon; or
(b)if they fail to agree, as may be determined by the Department.
(2) The Department, on the application of the councils which appoint a joint committee, may by order make provision for the purpose of—
(a)constituting the joint committee a body corporate by the name specified in the order;
(b)fixing the functions of the body corporate so constituted;
(c)applying to that body any statutory provision, subject to the modifications (if any) specified in the order;
(d)providing for the winding-up and dissolution of any body corporate so constituted.
(3) A member of a joint committee or a sub-committee of a joint committee who is not a member of a council has the same exemption from personal liability as a member of a council.