(1) There shall be a Visiting Committee appointed annually by the Governor General in the month of December, and consisting of one person as chairperson, nominated by the Governor General, and such other persons as the Governor General may nominate. The Visiting Committee shall remain in existence until another is appointed.
(2) 2 members of the Visiting Committee besides the chairperson shall be a quorum. However, in the absence of the duly appointed chairperson if 3 of 4 members are present they may elect one of their members to act as chairperson.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Visiting Committee to meet at the Victoria Hospital on the first Wednesday in each quarter, or whenever otherwise specially summoned by the chairperson so to do, and all the meetings shall be recorded in a book kept specially for the purpose.
(4) The Visiting Committee shall at the quarterly meetings inspect the wards and premises of the Victoria Hospital, and record the result of such inspection, and shall bring to the notice of the Governor General any matter as to which they think, as a result of such inspection, that it is desirable he or she should be informed.
(5) The Visiting Committee may depute at each quarterly meeting one of their number to be the “Visitor” until the next quarterly meeting.
(6) The “Visitor” may visit and inspect the Victoria Hospital wards at any time after midday, first notifying his or her presence to the Resident Surgeon, or in his or her absence to the Resident Medical Officer, Matron or Steward, However, any report to the Governor General on the result of such a visit must be made through the Visiting Committee.