(1) The Council may appoint committees for the better regulation and management of any matter with which the Council is concerned and may determine—
(a) the number of members of a committee so appointed;
(b) the terms of appointment of the members;
(c) the quorum of the committee;
(d) the functions of the committee as a whole and of individual members; and
(e) the area and scope of the committee's authority.
(2) The Council may co-opt members to a committee appointed under subsection (1) and in such case section 14 applies to the co-opted member as it applies to a Council member.