PART 3PROCEDURE
CommitteesI110
1
The Council shall appoint a committee for each of the areas specified in the Schedule to which it may delegate such of its functions as it thinks fit.
2
Without prejudice to paragraph (1), the Council may appoint one or more committees to which it may delegate such of its functions as it thinks fit.
3
A committee appointed under this regulation may include persons who are not members of the Council.
4
The names of the committees appointed under paragraph (1) shall be those specified in column 1 of the Schedule and the area of the committees shall be the areas of those local government districts specified opposite the name of that committee in column 2 of the Schedule.
5
Every member of a committee who, at the time of appointment, was a member of the Council shall, on ceasing to be a member of the Council, also cease to be a member of the committee.
6
Regulations 3 and 7 shall apply to appointments to committees and sub-committees and to the removal of those appointments as they apply to appointments to the Council and to the removal of those appointments.
Sub-committeesI211
1
The Council or a committee may appoint a sub-committee to consider and report to the Council, or as the case may be, the committee on any matter within the competence of the Council or the committee.
2
A sub-committee may include persons who are not members of the Council or the committee which appoints the sub-committee.
ProceedingsI312
Without prejudice to section 19(1)(a)(v) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 195414 (right of a body corporate to regulate its own procedure) the Council shall make standing orders regulating the procedure of the Council, its committees and sub-committees, including provisions regulating—
a
the convening of meetings;
b
the fixing of the quorum; and
c
the conduct of business at meetings.
Validity of proceedingsI413
The proceedings of the Council or of any committee or sub-committee are not invalidated—
a
by any vacancy in the membership of the Council or the committee or sub-committee;
b
by any defect in the appointment of any of its members; or
c
by any failure to comply with regulation 12.
Annual reportI514
The Council shall, in respect of each financial year, prepare and send to the Department a report on the exercise of its functions which shall—
a
specify the financial year to which it relates;
b
describe the organisational structure of the Council and the matters for which the Council is responsible;
c
review the Council’s activities during that year, including details of—
i
the priorities and objectives which have been set;
ii
the achievements of the Council, measured by reference to the priorities and objectives which have been set; and
iii
the co-operation with other bodies to secure improvement in the health and social well-being of people in Northern Ireland;
d
specify any material events affecting performance; and
e
include the names of any persons who at any time during the relevant financial year have been a Chair or a member of the Council.