Public Health Act.pdf

8 PUBLIC HEALTH(2) Where any member of a Local Board is exemptfrom liability by reason only of the provisions of this section,the Local Board shall be liable to the extent that they wouldbe if the said member was a servant or agent of that LocalBoard.Appoint- 11.-(1) A Local Board may appoint one or more commentandconstitution mittees from among their number for the purpose of betterOf cornmittee.discharging their functions and responsibilities under thisAct.(2) The number of members of a committeeappointed under subsection (l), their functions and term ofappointment, the quorum of the committee, and the area, ifany, within which the committee is to exercise authority,shall be determined by the Local Board.(3) A committee appointed pursuant to subsection(1) shall, notwithstanding anything in this section, havepower at any time to co-opt not more than three personsto assist in its deliberations, but no person so co-opted shallhave any right to vote on any matter voted upon by thecommittee.(4) The validity of the proceedings of a committeeappointed under this section shall not be affected by anyvacancy amongst the members thereof or by defect in theappointment of a member thereof and subject to the provisionsof this Act the Committee shall have power toregulate their own proceedings.(5) The provisions of section 10 shall apply to amember of the committee who is not a member of a LocalBoard in like manner as they apply to a member of a LocalBoard.Power of 12. The Minister may, on being satisfied that any Localwhen Board have made default in the performance of any of theirLocal Board functions, and in particular with respect to the preventionneglectsfunctions.me inclusion of this page is authorized by L.N. 90/19!93]