National Conventional Arms Control Act, 2002 (Act No. 41 of 2002)Chapter I : Committee, Secretariat and Inspectorate7. Subcommittees |
| (1) | The Committee may establish one or more subcommittees, which must perform such functions as the Committee may direct. |
| (2) | A subcommittee must consist of one or more members of the Committee designated by the Committee and, if it is deemed necessary, one or more other persons appointed in terms of subsection (3) for such period as may be determined by the Committee. |
| (3) | The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Committee, appoint persons who are not in the full-time employment of the State to a subcommittee and may grant those persons such allowances and remuneration as the Minister, with the concurrence of the of Finance, may determine in general or in a specific case. |
(4) The Committee must designate a chairperson for every subcommittee and, if necessary, a deputy chairperson.
| (5) | When a subcommittee has performed its functions contemplated in subsection (1), it must submit a written report with recommendations to the Committee for consideration. |
(6) The Committee may at any time dissolve a subcommittee.
(7) A subcommittee may determine its own procedure for meetings.
| (8) | The Committee is not absolved from responsibility for the performance of any function assigned to any subcommittee in terms of subsection (1). |
| (9) | A decision of a subcommittee or an act performed in terms of a decision of a subcommittee is not invalid merely by reason of a vacancy in the subcommittee, or by reason of the presence of any person not entitled to sit as a member, at the time when the decision was taken. |