26Committees

#### 26 Committees (1) The Board may establish committees to assist it in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers. (2) A committee may be constituted wholly by members of the Board or partly by members of the Board and partly by other persons. (3) The Board may fix the number of members of a committee required to constitute a quorum at a meeting of the committee. (4) A member of a committee who is not also a member of the Board shall be paid such remuneration and allowances (if any) as the Minister determines, in writing. (5) The office of member of a committee is not a public office within the meaning of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973. (6) Rules made for the purposes of section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 dealing with disclosing interests in a matter that is about to be considered by a body (other than the members of an accountable authority) apply to members of a committee. (7) For the purposes of subsection (6), a member of a committee does not have a material personal interest in a matter only because the member is the tenant of a house rented from DHA.