Section 15. Procedure for Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel

15. Procedure for Scientific Committee and Scientific Panel. — (1) The members of the Scientific Committee, who are not members of the Scientific Panel and the members of the Scientific Panel shall be appointed by the Food Authority, for a period of three years, which shall be renewable for such period, and the vacancy notice shall be published in the relevant leading scientific publications and on theFood Authority's website for a call for expressions of interest. (2) The Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel shall each choose a Chairperson from amongst their members. (3) The Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel shall act by a majority of their members and the views of the members shall be recorded. (4) The procedure for the operation and co-operation of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel shall be specified by regulations. - (5) These procedures shall relate in particular to- (a) The number of times that a member can serve consecutively on a Scientific Committee or Scientific Panel; (b) the number of members in each Scientific Panel; (c) the procedure for re-imbursing the expenses of members of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel; (d) the manner in which tasks and requests for scientific opinions are assigned to the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel; (e) The creation and organisation of the working groups of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel, and the possibility of external experts being included in those working groups; (f) The possibility of observers being invited to meetings of the Scientific Committee and the Scientific Panel; (g) The possibility of organising public hearings; and (h) Quorum of the meeting, meeting notice, agenda of the meeting and such other matters.