12Conduct of meetings

12 Conduct of meetings

(1)  The Committee may permit a member to participate in any meeting of the Committee by telephone, by video conference or by any other means which –

(a) enables immediate communication; and

(b) is approved by the chairperson of the Committee.

(2)  A member who participates in a meeting of the Committee in accordance with a permission given under subregulation (1) is, for the purposes of this Part, taken to be present at the meeting of the Committee.

(3)  The Committee may allow a person to attend a meeting of the Committee for the purposes of advising it, or informing it, on any matter.

(4)  The Committee may invite a person to attend a meeting of the Committee if the Committee considers it appropriate to do so.