Administration of Justice Act 1985

11 In section 79 (committees of the Council)—

(a) at the beginning of subsection (2), insert " Subject to subsection (5),";

(b) in subsection (3), after " not members of the Council" insert " , and such persons need be neither members of the Society nor solicitors " ; and

(c) after subsection (4), insert—

“(5) Any committee to which any functions exercisable by the Council under section 44A or 44B are delegated in pursuance of subsection (1) shall include—

(a) one or more persons who are solicitors but not members of the Council; and

(b) one or more persons who are neither solicitors nor barristers,

as the Master of the Rolls may from time to time determine ; but before determining the number of persons to be included under either of paragraphs (a) and (b) the Master of the Rolls shall consult the Council.

(6) The persons to be appointed by the Council to any committee pursuant to subsection (5) shall be nominated by the Master of the Rolls.

(7) The validity of any proceedings of a committee to which subsection (5) applies shall not be affected by any casual vacancy among the persons appointed to it pursuant to that subsection.”.