Section 119 - Procedural matters

(1) A Committee, Sub-Committee and Divisional Committee shall:

(a) elect, from amongst its members, a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary who shall be police officers;

(b) determine the number of members to be assigned by the State Commissioner or Divisional Police Officer to serve as members of the Committee or Sub-Committee concerned;

(c) determine its own procedure and cause minutes to be kept of its proceedings; and

(d) whenever it considers necessary, co-opt other members, experts or community leaders to the Committee, Sub-Committee and Divisional Committee in an advisory capacity.

(2) Members of the Committee, Sub-Committee and Divisional Committee shall render their services on a voluntary basis and shall have no claim to any remuneration solely for services rendered to the Committee, Sub-Committee or Divisional Committee.

(3) The majority of the members of a Committee, Sub-Committee or Divisional Committee shall constitute a quorum at any of its meetings.

(4) In the absence of the Chairman of a Committee, Sub-Committee or a Divisional Committee at a meeting, the vice-chairman shall preside over the meeting, and if both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman are absent, the members present shall elect one of them present to preside over the meeting.