Section 7, The West Mrican Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (Sierra Leone Status) Ordinance

(I) Subject to any directions, specific or general, of the Secretary of State, the Committee may- (a) enter into contracts and do all things necessary for, or incidental to, the purposes of this Ordinance; (b) acquire and hold moveable or immoveable property and sell, mortgage, lease, transfer or otherwise deal with such property; (c) borrow at interest, on the security of any corporate land or funds of the Committee, such moneys as the Committee rna y from time to time think necessary or expedient for carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance; (d) from time to time invest the funds of the Committee in such manner and to such extent as the Committee may think necessary or expedient; (e) delegate to the Director all or any part of the duties imposed upon the Committee by that portion of paragraph (f) of section 8 of this Ordinance which relates to the appointment of servants of the Institute. (2) (a) The Committee may from time to time appoint from among its members such and so many sub'"committees, either of a general or special nature, and consisting of such number of persons as they shall think fit, for any purpose which the Committee thinks would be better managed or regulated by means ?f such sub-committees and where such power of appointment Is exercised the Committee shall specify the duties and powers of the sub-committee appointed; Powers of Cap. 231. Duties of (b) Every question which comes before any such subcommittee shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members thereof. (3) The Committee may at any time appoint and terminate the appointment of any person to assist in the deliberations of the Committee but no such person shall be, or be deemed to be, a member of the Committee. (4) (a) The Committee at any time, with the approval of the Governor, may require to contribute to the scheme established by the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance any servant of the Institute or of the Committee, being a person who if he were in the service of the Government of Nigeria would be deemed to be a " European Officer " within the meaning of such Ordinance. (b) Where the Committee requires any person to contribute in accordance with paragraph (a) of this sub-section, the provisions of the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Ordinance shall apply to such person in the same manner and to the same extent as if such person were in the service of the Government of Nigeria and every such person so contributing shall be deemed to be a " European Officer " within the meaning of such Ordinance. (c) " Servant of the Institute " means a person engaged by the Director in the exercise of his delegated powers for work in or in connection with the Institute.