Other Committees

Other Committees of the National Board

36. The National Board shall have power in its absolute discretion from time to time to constitute such other Committees of the National Board, consisting (subject to Rule 41) of such persons (none of whom need necessarily be members of the National Board or members of the Scottish Joint Industry Board) as the National Board may think fit, and to reconstitute to change the membership of and to dissolve any such other Committee as aforesaid.  On every resolution or decision proposed at any meeting of any such Committee each member thereof who is present shall have one vote.

Provisions Generally Applicable to other Committees of the National Board

37. The National Board shall have power at any time and from time to time in its absolute discretion to delegate to any of its Standing or other Committees all or any of the powers, discretions, responsibilities and authorities by these Rules vested in the National Board subject to such restrictions, conditions and directions as the National Board may think fit and to revoke, modify or extend any such delegation, restriction, condition or direction for the time being in force, provided always that:

(a) The National Board shall not be entitled to delegate any of the powers vested in it by this Rule or by Rules 65, 66, 67 and 69.
(b) In the event of any of the powers vested in the National Board by Rule 20 (a) being delegated to any Committee of the National Board Rule (b) shall apply as though all references herein to the National Board were references to the Committee.

38. Subject to any restriction, condition or discretion to the contrary made by the National Board any Standing or other Committee thereof shall have power from time to time at its discretion to constitute Sub-Committees consisting of one or more of its members, to re-constitute, change the membership of and to dissolve any such Sub-Committee, to sub-delegate to any such Sub-Committee any powers, discretions, responsibilities and authorities for the time being vested in such Committee pursuant to Rule 37, and to revoke, modify or extend any such sub-delegation, restriction, condition or direction as last aforesaid for the time being in force, but so that proviso (b) to Rule 37 shall be deemed to apply mutatis mutandis (i.e. the necessary changes have been made) to such powers of sub-delegation.

39. In the event of any doubt or dispute arising at any time howsoever as to the extent or nature of any powers, discretions, responsibilities or authorities delegated to and exercisable by any Committee of the National Board pursuant to Rule 47, or sub-delegated to and exercisable by any such Committee pursuant to Rule 48, such doubt or dispute shall be resolved upon and determined by the Chairman, whose decision in that behalf shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes.