3 Provided that the vesting of a function in a committee shall not divest the Council of that function. (4) Where it has established a committee, the Council— (a) shall appoint at least one member of the Council to be a member of the committee and shall designate that member or one of those members, as the case may be, to be chairperson of the committee; (b) may appoint persons who are not members of the Council to be members of the committee. (5) The Council shall regulate its own procedure and the procedure of any committee in any manner it deems fit. 6 Validity of decisions and acts of Council and committees No order or direction given or decision made or act done by or under the authority of the Council or any of its committees shall be invalid solely because there were one or more vacancies on the Council or committee when the order, direction, decision or act was given, made or done, as the case may be. 7 Inconsistency with other enactments In the event of inconsistency between this Act and the Civil Protection Act [Chapter 10:06] or any other enactment, then, unless the enactment concerned expressly excludes or modifies the provisions of this Act sought to be applied— (a) this Act shall prevail over the enactment concerned to the extent of the inconsistency; and (b) the enactment concerned shall be construed with such modifications, qualifications, adaptations and exceptions as may be necessary to bring it into conformity with this Act. 8 Expiry of this Act This Act shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Interparty Political Agreement terminates.