S.L. 566.1 Art. 6Independence and impartiality.

(1) The Internal Quality Assurance Committee shall exercise its functions independently and impartially and to such end none of the governing bodies shall interfere in the conduct of the said Committee.

(2) Any member of the Internal Quality Assurance Committee who has any direct or indirect interest relating to any particular function of the Internal Quality Assurance Committee, not being an interest which disqualifies such member from remaining a member, shall disclose the nature of the interest at the first meeting of the Internal Quality Assurance Committee after the relevant facts have come to that member’s knowledge; such disclosure shall then be recorded in the minutes of the meeting, and the member having an interest as aforesaid shall withdraw from any meetings at which such matter is discussed. Any such disclosure shall be communicated to the Board of Governors without delay.