Social Security Act (Cap. 318), article 130

130. (1) There shall be established a Committee, to be known as Welfare Committee consisting of a Chairman and of not less t han eight other members appointed by the Minister, of whom two shal l be medical practitioners, one from each side of the House of Representatives, one from the Department for the Elderly and Community Services, one from the Department of Social Security and one from the Department of Health. The other members shall be chosen from among the inmates of institutions referred to in article 93, members of their families, members of workers’ committees, or other persons who, in the opinion of the Ministe r, are qualified to serve on the Committee. (2) The Minister shall also appoint a Secretary to the Committee, who will not be a member. (3) The Chairman and the other members of the Committee shall be appointed for a peri od not exceeding one year, but sha ll be eligible for re-appointment. (4) The quorum shall be half the total number of the members comprising the Committee. (5) Subject to sub-article (4), the Committee may act notwithstanding any vacan cy amongst i ts members. (6) Subject to the provisions of this article the Committee may regulate its own procedure. SOCIAL SECURITY [CAP. 318. 127 Functions of the Welfare Committee. Amended by: XIV . 1988.15. Re-numbered by: XXIV . 1993.2. Amended by: XVI. 1997.8; II. 2004.32; I. 2012.16.