Section 8: Committees of the Council.

The Press Council Act, 1978Central Act · Act 37 of 1978

(1) For the purpose of performing its functions under this Act, the Council may constitute from among its members such Committees for general or special purposes as it may deem necessary and every Committee so constituted shall perform such functions as are assigned to it by the Council.

(2) The Council shall have the power to co-opt as members of any committee constituted under sub-section (1) such other number of persons, not being members of the Council, as it thinks fit.

(3) Any such member shall have the right to attend any meeting of the Committee on which he is so co-opted and to take part in the discussions thereat, but shall not have the right to vote and shall not be a member for any other purpose.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Press Council Act, 1978
Section	8
Marginal note	Committees of the Council.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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