Fair Trading Act 1987

The Minister may appoint such advisory committees as the Minister considers appropriate for the purpose of advising the Secretary in relation to matters arising under section 9 (2).

An advisory committee may include one or more employees.

An advisory committee has such functions in relation to the provision of advice as the Minister directs.

The Minister may, at any time, do the following—

terminate the appointment of a person as a member of an advisory committee,

dissolve an advisory committee.

A member of an advisory committee—

is entitled to receive such travelling expenses, and

except in the case of an employee, is entitled to receive such fees for attending meetings and transacting business of the committee,

Subject to any directions of the Minister, the procedure of an advisory committee appointed under this section is to be determined by the advisory committee.