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INDEPENDENT POLICE COMPLAINTS COUNCIL ORDINANCE—SCHEDULE 1 16. Council may determine its own procedure

Subject to the other provisions of this Ordinance, the Council may determine its own procedure. Committees of Council 17. Establishment of committees

The Council may from amongst its members establish committees, panels or sub-groups to assist the Council in the performance of any of its functions under this Ordinance.

18. Chairman of committee

(1) The chairman of a committee must be elected from amongst its members.

(2) The chairman of a committee must preside at a meeting of the committee.

(3) If the chairman of a committee is absent or vacates the chair, a member of the committee elected from amongst the members of the committee present must preside at the meeting.

19. Determination of matters at committee meetings

(1) A matter for determination at a meeting of a committee must be decided by a majority of the votes of the members of the committee present and voting on that matter.

(2) If there is an equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in addition to his original vote.

(3) Subject to subsection (5), anything that may be done at a meeting of a committee may be done by circulation of papers to all members of the committee without a meeting.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a written resolution that is approved by a majority of all members of a committee is as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the committee by the votes of the members so approving.

(5) If any member of a committee requests by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary-General that a matter referred to in the papers circulated under subsection (3) be determined at a meeting of the committee, the matter must be so determined.