Part 1National Assembly for Wales
Committees
28Committees 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.