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15(1)SOCA may establish committees.
(2)Any committee so established may establish one or more sub-committees.
(3)Any such committee or sub-committee must be a chaired by a member of SOCA.
(4)A person who is not a member of SOCA may be appointed to any such committee or sub-committee.
(5)If a member of any such committee or sub-committee is neither—
(a)a member of SOCA, nor
(b)a member of its staff,
SOCA may pay to him such remuneration and allowances as it may determine.
16(1)SOCA may, to such extent as it may determine, delegate any of its functions to any of its committees or to any members of its staff.
(2)Any of SOCA’s committees may, to such extent as the committee may determine, delegate any function conferred on it to any of its sub-committees or to any member of SOCA’s staff.
17(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, SOCA may regulate—
(a)its own proceedings (including quorum), and
(b)the procedure (including quorum) of its committees and sub-committees.
(2)Any determination as to the quorum for meetings of SOCA or any of its committees or sub-committees must be made at a meeting of SOCA that is attended by both the chairman and the Director General.
(3)The quorum for meetings of SOCA shall in the first instance be determined by a meeting of SOCA that is attended by at least five of its members.
18(1)The validity of any proceedings of SOCA, or any of its committees or sub-committees, shall not be affected by—
(a)any vacancy among the members of SOCA or the committee or sub-committee;
(b)any defect in the appointment of any of those members or of the chairman or Director General; or
(c)any vacancy in the office of the chairman or the Director General.
(2)The proceedings to which this paragraph apply include those within sub-paragraph (2) (but not (3)) of paragraph 17.
19Any document purporting to be signed on behalf of SOCA shall be received in evidence and, unless the contrary is proved, be taken to be so signed.
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