Valid from 01/04/2007
After section 110 of the 1968 Act insert—
(1)The members of the Council—
(a)hold and vacate office in accordance with their terms of appointment, and
(b)on ceasing to hold office, are eligible for reappointment;
but a member may at any time resign his office by notice in writing to the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the Scottish Ministers.
(2)The Council—
(a)may, with the approval of the Secretary of State and after consulting the Scottish Ministers, appoint such regional committees as they think fit, and
(b)may appoint such other committees as they think fit.
(3)The Council may determine the procedure (including quorum) of the Council or any committee.
(4)The Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers may pay the members of the Council—
(a)travelling and other expenses;
(b)allowances for loss of remunerative time.
(5)The Secretary of State may pay the chairman such remuneration as the Secretary of State may determine.
(6)If the chairman receives such remuneration he is not to be paid any allowance under subsection (4) for loss of remunerative time.
(7)The Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers must provide the Council with such staff, accommodation, services and other facilities as appear to the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers to be necessary or expedient for the proper performance of the Council's functions.”