18Initiation of proposal to wind up committee’s affairs

18 Initiation of proposal to wind up committee’s affairs

18 Initiation of proposal to wind up committee’s affairs

(1) The winding up of a committee’s affairs may be proposed—

(a) by the Minister, on his or her own motion, or

(b) by the committee’s constituents, by means of a request of the kind referred to in section 17 (1) (c), or

(c) by the committee, by notice in writing to the Minister.

(2) If the Minister—

(a) proposes the winding up of a committee’s affairs, as referred to in subsection (1) (a), or

(b) receives notice that the winding up of the committee’s affairs is supported by more than half of the votes cast in a poll referred to in section 17 (4) in which more than half of the committee’s constituents cast votes,

the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that the committee’s affairs are to be wound up.