187In Schedule 3 (children's panels), the following amendments shall be made—
(a)in paragraph 3, after the words " consisting of ", there shall be inserted the words—
“(i)in the case of the committee for the Strathclyde region, four members nominated by the local authority and six members nominated by the Secretary of State;
(ii)in any other case, and the words after "Secretary of State" shall cease to have effect;”;
(b)after paragraph 5, there shall be added the following paragraph—
“5AThe Children's Panel Advisory Committee shall have power—
(a)to appoint sub-committees ;
(b)to appoint to any such sub-committee persons who are not members of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee; and
(c)to refer all or any of the duties set out in paragraph 5 above to any such sub-committee for their advice;
and the provisions of paragraph 8 below shall apply to any persons appointed under sub-paragraph (b) above as they apply to members of the Children's Panel Advisory Committee.”.