15.—(1) The validity of any proceedings of a statutory committee shall not be affected by—
(a)any vacancy among its members;
(b)any defect in the appointment of any of its members;
(c)a member whom the General Council must remove from the committee under rule 13(1)(b) to (f) participating in the proceedings;
(d)a member whom the General Council has removed under rule 13(1) having participated in the proceedings; or
(e)a member who has been suspended by the General Council under rule 14(1) or (2) having participated in the proceedings.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(c), a member of a statutory committee whom the General Council must remove from a committee under rule 13(1)(b) to (f) is not entitled to participate in proceedings of the committee, pending the member’s removal from the committee by the General Council.