Committees of Council

(1) There shall be the following standing Committees of the Nurses and Midwives Registration [CAP. 321 23 (a) a standing Committee consisting of the whole (b) an Education and Examination Committee; (c) a Disciplinary and Penal Cases Committee; (d) a Finance Committee. (2) Such Committees shall be appointed annually at the first ordinary meeting of the Council in the month of January. Any vacancy which occurs on any of the Committees shall be filled by the Council at the next meeting of the Council. (3) Each Committee other than the standing Committee of the whole Council shall consist of three members not including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council who shall be ex-officio members of every Committee. The quorum of a committee shall consist of three members. (4) Each Committee shall elect its own Chairman and shall report its proceedings to the Council and any recommendation which a Committee may make shall, as far as practicable, be in the form of a resolution to be considered by the Council. (5) Every report from a Committee shall be submitted by its Chairman if present who shall move that it be received by the (6) Except by special permission of the Council, no report of a Committee shall be discussed by the Council unless it has been sent to the members of the Council at least three days before the meeting of the Council at which it is to be presented.