Section 7

The Board and the Advisory Committee may appoint any person to be a member of such committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, established under subsection (1).

A committee or subcommittee established under this section may elect any of its members to be chairman and may regulate its own procedure.

A committee or subcommittee may invite any person to attend any meeting of the committee or subcommittee for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion, but the person so invited shall not be entitled to vote at any such meeting.

Members of a committee or subcommittee and any person invited to attend any meeting of the committee or subcommittee may be paid such allowances and other expenses in connection with the work of the committee or subcommittee as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, thinks fit.

A member of a committee or subcommittee shall hold office for such term as may be specified in his instrument of appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment.

The appointment of any member of a committee or subcommittee may at any time be revoked by the Board or the

Advisory Committee, as the case may be, without assigning any reason for such revocation.

A member of a committee or subcommittee may at any time resign his office by a written notice addressed to the Chairman of the

Board or the chairman of the Advisory Committee, as the case may be.

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A committee and subcommittee shall be subject to and act in accordance with any direction given to such committee or subcommittee by the Board or the Advisory Committee, as the case may be, in the performance of their functions.

Appointment of Director General and other officers