C1Part 1National Assembly for Wales

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Committees

28I1Committees and sub-committees

1

The standing orders may provide—

a

for the appointment of committees of the Assembly, and

b

for such committees to have power to appoint sub-committees.

2

The members of a committee of the Assembly, or of a sub-committee of such a committee, may not include anyone who is not an Assembly member.

3

The standing orders must make provision about the membership, chairing and procedure of committees of the Assembly and sub-committees of such committees.

4

The standing orders may include provision for excluding from the proceedings of a committee of the Assembly, or a sub-committee of such a committee, an Assembly member who is not a member of the committee or sub-committee.

5

The validity of any proceedings of a committee of the Assembly, or of a sub-committee of such a committee, is not affected by—

a

any vacancy in its membership,

b

any defect in the appointment of its members or of the person who chairs it, or

c

any failure to comply with provisions of the standing orders relating to procedure.