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Section 170.
1 The Committee shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State and not less than 10 nor more than 13 other members so appointed.
2 (1) Each member of the Committee shall be appointed to hold office for such period of not more than 5 years, nor less than 3 years, as the Secretary of State shall determine.
(2) The Secretary of State may, at any time before the expiration of the term of office of any member, extend or further extend that member’s term of office; but no one extension shall be for a period of more than 5 years from the date when the term of office would otherwise expire.
(3) Any member—
(a) shall be eligible for reappointment from time to time on or after the expiration of his term of office;
(b) may by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign office at any time, while remaining eligible for reappointment.
3 (1) Of the members of the Committee (other than the chairman) there shall be appointed—
(a) one after consultation with organisations representative of employers;
(b) one after consultation with organisations representative of workers; and
(c) one after consultation with the Head of the Northern Ireland Department;
and the Committee shall include at least one person with experience of work among, and of the needs of, the chronically sick and disabled.
(2) In selecting a person with such experience regard shall be had to the desirability of having a chronically sick or disabled person.
4 The Secretary of State may remove a member of the Committee on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.
5 The Secretary of State shall appoint a secretary to the Committee and may appoint such other officers and such servants to the Committee, and there shall be paid to them by the Secretary of State such salaries and allowances, as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
6 The expenses of the Committee to such an amount as may be approved by the Treasury shall be paid by the Secretary of State.
7 There may be paid as part of the expenses of the Committee—
(a) to all or any of the members of the Committee, such salaries or other remuneration and travelling and other allowances; and
(b) to persons attending its meetings at the request of the Committee, such travelling and other allowances (including compensation for loss of remunerative time),
as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
8 (1) The Secretary of State may pay or make provision for paying, to or in respect of any member of the Committee, such sums by way of pensions, superannuation allowances and gratuities as the Secretary of State may determine with the consent of the Treasury.
(2) Where a person ceases to be a member of the Committee otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right for the person to receive compensation the Secretary of State may make to him a payment of such amount as the Secretary of State may determine with the consent of the Treasury.
9 The Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy among the members.
10 The Committee may make rules for regulating its procedure (including the quorum of the Committee).
Section 171.
1 (1) The Council shall consist of a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State and such number of other members so appointed as the Secretary of State may determine.
(2) The members other than the chairman shall include an equal number of persons appointed by the Secretary of State, after consultation with such organisations as he thinks fit, to represent employers and employed earners respectively.
2 (1) The Secretary of State may pay—
(a) to the chairman and other members of the Council, such salaries or other remuneration;
(b) to persons who are not members of the Council but who at the Council’s invitation are joined with its members as advisers at a Council meeting or a meeting of any committee of the Council held to consider questions on which they are specially qualified, such fees; and
(c) to the chairman and other members of the Council and to persons attending meetings at the Council’s request or attending meetings of any committee of the Council at the Council’s or committee’s request, such expenses and travelling and other allowances,
as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Treasury determine.
(2) Any payment under paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (1) above may be made either in lieu of or in addition to any payment to the recipient under paragraph (c) of that sub-paragraph.
(3) Any payment under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above may be made either in lieu of or in addition to any expenses or travelling or other allowances payable to the recipient apart from that sub-paragraph.
Section 172.
1 Regulations under section 72(3) or 73(10) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
2 Regulations relating only to industrial injuries benefit.
3 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only provisions in consequence of an order under one or more of the following provisions—
(a) section 141, 143 or 145 above;
(b) section 150 above.
4 Regulations under section 5 of the Contributions and Benefits Act or regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only regulations to make provision consequential on regulations under that section.
5 Regulations under section 19(4)(a) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
6 Regulations prescribing the rate or any of the rates of child benefit in Great Britain.
7 Regulations varying social security benefits following an increase of the rate or any of the rates of child benefit in Great Britain.
8 Regulations under section 158 or 167 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
9 Regulations in so far as they consist only of procedural rules for a tribunal in respect of which consultation with the Council on Tribunals is required by section 10(1) of the [1971 c. 62.] Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971.
10 Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked by them.
11 Regulations under section 121(1)(b) of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
12 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only provisions in consequence of an order under section 141, 143 or 150 above.
13 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument made within a period of 6 months from the date of any Act passed after this Act and directed to be construed as one with this Act, where the statutory instrument states that it contains only regulations to make provision consequential on the passing of the Act, and the Act does not exclude this paragraph in respect of the regulations.
14 Regulations in so far as they consist only of procedural rules for a tribunal in respect of which consultation with the Council on Tribunals is required by section 10(1) of the [1971 c. 62.] Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1971.
15 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that it contains only regulations making with respect to industrial injuries benefit or its administration the same or substantially the same provision as has been, or is to be, made with respect to other benefit as defined in section 122(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or its administration.
16 Regulations contained in a statutory instrument which states that the only provision with respect to industrial injuries benefit or its administration that is made by the regulations is the same or substantially the same as provision made by the instrument with respect to other benefit as defined in section 122(1) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or its administration.
17 Regulations made for the purpose only of consolidating other regulations revoked by them.
Social Security Administration Act 1992