Section 8: Committees
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8. Committees
(1) (a) The Board may appoint such committees as may be necessary to
assist it in the performance of its duties, including a Pedagogical Committee,
a Human Resources Committee and a Finance Committee.
(b) Committees appointed under paragraph (a) may constitute subcommittees to look into matters of a technical nature.
(2) The Pedagogical Committee shall make recommendations to the
Board on the approaches to be adopted to fulfil the cognitive development of
the child and shall consist of—
(a) the Director, as Chairperson;
(b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
education;
(c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
child development;
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(d) 2 other persons having experience in the field of early childhood
care and development, to be appointed by the Minister.
(3) The Human Resources Committee shall make recommendations to the
Board for the appointment, dismissal, and application of the general conditions of service, of employees, other than the Director and shall consist of—
(a) the supervising officer of the Ministry or his representative, as
Chairperson;
(b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
child development;
(c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
social security;
(d) the Director;
(e) a representative of a non-governmental organisation involved in
promoting overall services for the young child, to be appointed
by the Minister.
(4) The Finance Committee shall make recommendations to the Board on
matters pertaining to procurement and such other matters relating to planning and finance as may be requested by the Board and shall consist of—
(a) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
education, as Chairperson;
(b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
social security;
(c) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the subject of
finance;
(d) the Director;
(e) a representative of a non-governmental organisation, to be appointed by the Minister; and
(f) the Head of Finance, who shall be the Secretary.
(5) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make such rules as
it thinks fit to regulate the meetings and proceedings of the Committees and
subcommittees appointed under this section.