12Committees

12 Committees

(1)  The Minister may establish committees for the purpose of considering and advising on energy matters specified by the Minister.

(2)  Subject to subsection (3) , the Minister may –

(a) prescribe the membership, constitution and procedures of a committee; and

(b) discharge, alter or reconstitute a committee.

(3)  The Minister is to appoint a chairperson of every committee established under this section.

(4)  The Minister may determine that a member of a committee is to receive remuneration or an allowance, and if the Minister so determines, the Minister is to fix the remuneration or allowance.

(5)  Subject to this section, a committee may determine its own procedure.

(6)  The Minister may direct the Director to provide a committee with support services and any such direction is to define the support to be provided.