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respect to the matter.
"(3) For the purpose of the making of a determination by the Board under sub-section (2) in relation to a member who has made a disclosure under sub-section (1), a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the matter to which the disclosure relates shall not—
     (a) be present during any deliberation of the Board for the purpose of making the determination; or
     (b) take part in the making by the Board of the determination.

"PART IV—ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Advisory committees
"24. (1) The Board may establish advisory committees, consisting of such persons as the Board appoints, to give advice to the Board on particular matters or classes of matters relating to the functions of the Organisation.
"(2) The Board shall appoint one of the members of each advisory committee to be the Chairperson of that committee.
"(3) The Board may determine—
     (a) the manner in which an advisory committee is to perform its functions; and

     (b) the procedure to be followed in relation to meetings of an advisory committee, including matters with respect to—
          (i) the convening of meetings of the advisory committee;
          (ii) the number of members of the advisory committee who are to constitute a quorum;
          (iii) the selection of a member of the advisory committee to preside at meetings of the advisory committee at which the Chairperson of the advisory committee is not present; and
          (iv) the manner in which questions arising at a meeting of the advisory committee are to be decided.
"(4) If the Board decides that the members of an advisory committee should be remunerated, those members shall be paid by the Organisation such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.
"(5) Members of an advisory committee shall be paid by the Organisation such allowances as are prescribed by the regulations.
"(6) Sub-sections (4) and (5) have effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973.".

Staff
19. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-sections (1) and (2) "Executive" and substituting "Chief Executive"; and
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (1) "it thinks" and substituting "the Chief Executive determines are".
20. Part VII of the Principal Act is repealed and the following Part is substituted:

"PART VII—STRATEGIC PLANS AND ANNUAL OPERATIONAL PLANS

Planning periods
"33. (1) In this Part, 'planning period' means a period not exceeding 5 years that the Board declares to be a planning period for the purposes of this Part.
"(2) The Board shall cause a copy of each declaration made under sub-section (1) to be given to the Minister.
"(3) Where—
     (a) the Board declares a period (in this sub-section referred to as the 'first period') to be