19Action on committee’s proposal to wind up committee’s affairs

19 Action on committee’s proposal to wind up committee’s affairs

19 Action on committee’s proposal to wind up committee’s affairs

(1) On receiving a notice of a proposal under section 18 (1) (c), the Minister must cause notice of the proposal to be given in a manner that the Minister is satisfied is likely to bring the notice of the proposal to the attention of the committee’s constituents.

(2) The notice—

(a) must indicate that representations may be made to the Minister by the committee’s constituents as to whether or not the committee’s affairs should be wound up, and

(b) must specify a date by which any such representations should be made if they are to be considered by the Minister.

(3) If the Minister is satisfied, after considering any representations made with respect to the proposal to which the notice relates—

(a) that there is among the committee’s constituents both significant support for, and significant opposition to, the proposal, the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, direct that a poll be taken on the question of whether the committee’s affairs should be wound up, or

(b) that there is among the committee’s constituents significant support for, but no significant opposition to, the proposal, the Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that the committee is to be wound up, or

(c) that there is among the committee’s constituents no significant support for the proposal, the Minister may decide that no further action is to be taken.

(4) If the Minister 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 subsection (3) (a) 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 is to be wound up.

s 19: Am 2018 No 25, Sch 2.1 [1].