| (a) |
establish one or more committees to assist the Board in the performance of its function or the exercise of any of its powers; and |
| (a) |
must determine the function of a committee; |
| (b) |
must appoint the chairperson and other members of a committee; |
| (c) |
may authorise a committee to co-opt advisory members within limits determined by the Board; |
| (d) |
may remove a member of a committee from office at any time; and |
| (e) |
may determine a committee's procedure. |
| (3) |
When appointing members to a committee, the Board is not restricted to Board members. |
| (4) |
Sections 7, 12 and 13 (3) also apply to members of a committee and when those sections are applied to members of a committee a reference in those sections to the Board and a member of the Board must be read as a reference to a committee and a member of a committee, respectively. |
| (5) |
The Board determines the remuneration, allowances and other conditions of office of members of a committee who are not— |
| (c) |
in the service of the national government, a provincial government or a municipality. |
[Section 18 commenced 3 July 1998]
Plant Breeders' Rights Act, 1976
