Committees of the Board

(1) The Board may establish committees to assist it in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers and may abolish any such committees. (2) A committee established by the Board under this section may be constituted wholly by members of the Board, or partly by members of the Board and partly by other persons, including technical experts in any area under consideration by such (3) The Board may from time to time, in writing, determine– (a) the manner in which a committee is to perform its functions; (b) the terms of reference of a committee when considering any matter; (c) the procedure to be followed at or in relation to meetings of the committee, including matters relating to– (i) the convening of meetings of the committee; and (ii) the number of members of the committee who are to constitute a Aquaculture Development [CAP. 204:01 27 quorum at any meeting of the committee; and (d) the selection of a member of the committee to preside at meetings of the committee; and (e) the manner in which questions arising at a meeting of the committee are to be decided. (4) Where– (a) a member of the committee has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in relation to a matter being considered, or about to be considered, by the committee; and (b) the interest could conflict with the proper performance of the member’s duties in relation to the consideration of the matter, then the member shall, as soon as practicable after the relevant facts have come to the member’s knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at the next meeting of the committee and shall not vote thereat. (5) A disclosure of interest under sub-section (4) shall be recorded in the committee’s minutes. Belize Aquacultures Producers Association