| (1) | The Council must establish an executive committee and determine its powers and functions in the rules. |
| (2) | The executive committee consists of— |
| (a) | the chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Council; and |
| (b) | five other members appointed by the Council. |
| (3) | The need for the executive committee to reflect— |
| (a) | the racial and gender composition of South Africa; and |
| (b) | representation of attorneys and advocates, as well as provincial representation, |
must, as far as is practicable, be considered when the executive committee is established in terms of subsection (1).
| (4) | The executive committee is responsible for the day to day functioning and administration of the Council in between meetings of the Council. |
| (5) | The Council may direct the executive committee to perform such tasks as executive committee considers appropriate. |
| (6) | A member of the executive committee holds office for so long as he or she is a member of the Council, unless he or she is removed as a member of the executive committee by the Council, or until his or her membership of the Council terminates in terms of this Act. |
| (a) | The chairperson of the Council is ex offıcio chairperson of the executive committee. |
| (b) | The deputy chairperson of the Council is ex offıcio deputy chairperson of the executive committee. |
| (8) | The executive committee may meet as often as it deems necessary and dispose of its business in the manner it considers appropriate. |
| (a) | The majority of the members of the executive committee constitutes a quorum at any of its meetings. |
| (b) | The executive committee must determine a procedure in the rules for convening meetings and the procedure for the conduct of meetings. |
| (c) | The executive committee must keep a record of its proceedings. |
| (d) | A decision of the majority of the members present at a meeting constitutes the decision of the executive committee. |
| (e) | In the event of a deadlock in the voting the chairperson has a casting vote in addition to a deliberative vote. |
