Other committees.

(1) Any of the authorities of the Universities referred to in section 17 may, from time to time, appoint such other committees consisting of such persons from amongst its members as the authority thinks fit and may refer or entrust, to any such committee for inquiry and report or for opinion any of the matters dealt with by the authority and may at any time discontinue or alter the constitution of any such committee. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, but subject to the approval of the appointing authority, it shall be lawful for a committee appointed under sub-section (1) to co-opt such number of persons who are not members of the appointing authority as its members as it thinks fit.