[Regional committeesU.K.
12(1)A regional committee of the Council shall consist of—U.K.
(a)a chairman appointed by the appropriate authority;
(b)such other members as the Council may appoint.
(2)Any regional committee may establish sub-committees.
(3)The members of a regional committee of the Council may include persons who are not members of the Council (and the members of a sub-committee of the committee may include persons who are not members of the committee or the Council).
(4)In appointing members of a regional committee the Council shall take account of any guidance given to them by the appropriate authority.
(5)The Council may pay to the chairman and other members of a regional committee, or a sub-committee, such remuneration, and such travelling and other allowances, as the appropriate authority may determine.]