Section 11, Agricultural Research Institute Act 2007 (Act No. 25 of 2007), to

(l) The Council may, for the discharge of its functionr c^ommitteesunder this Ac! appoint committees and sub-comirittees to perform of council' such functions as the Cormcil shall determine (l), shall- (2) A committee of Comcil appointed under subsection (a) meet at least 2 times a year for the discharge of their resiective functions under this Act, ' and present reports of their deliberations, recommendations and proposals for new policies, guidelines, research progfiilnme! and other plans to Council for approval; 10 No.28 The Sierra Leone Agricultural ResearchlwtituteAct, 2023 The Scientific and Teohnical Committee (b) co-opt members or norr-members of Council and set up sub-committees in carrying out its functions under this Act; and (c) cease to exist at the end of the tenure of Council' (4) Council may' upon the approval of majority of its members uiu g.rr"*t -"tii'g, appoint acl-hoc committees' which ,iuU ""*.,o eiist at ttre end oitheit ":'sig;-rment' to carry out specific assignments on behalf of Council' (, The quorum for a Cornmittee of Council shall not be tess than traif oftotainumber of members ofthe Committee' (Q Decisions ofCommittees of Council shallbetakenby the majority of votes cast by members present at a properly constituted *".tiig, e,ach member ptlt"nt at a meeting shall be entitled to one ;;;i in the event of an equality of votes the Chairman or person presiding shall have a casting vote' (t) The Committees of Council appointed under subsection (1), maY include -