law: Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 
  17. Committees of the Council
  (1) The Council shall constitute from amongst its members the
  
  following Standing Committees, namely:
  (i) an Executive Committee,
  (ii) an Examination Committee, and
  (iii) a Disciplinary Committee.
  (2) The Council may also form such other committees from amongst
  
  its members as it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions
  
  of this Act, and any committee so formed may, with the sanction of the Council,
  
  co-opt such other members of the Institute not exceeding two-thirds of the
  
  members of the committee as the committee thinks fit, and any member so
  
  co-opted shall be entitled to exercise all the rights of a member of the
  
  committee.
  (3)Each of the Standing Committees shall consist of the
  
  President and the Vice-President ex officio, and three other members of the
  
  Council elected by the Council:
  PROVIDED  that in the case of the Disciplinary
  
  Committee, out of the members to be elected, two shall be elected by the
  
  Council, and the third nominated by the Central Government from amongst the
  
  persons nominated to the Council by the Central Government.
  (4) The President and the Vice-President of the Council shall be
  
  the Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively of each of the Standing Committees.
  
  
  (5) Every member of the Standing Committee other than the
  
  Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall hold office for one year from the date of
  
  his election, but subject to being a member of the Council, he shall be
  
  eligible for re-election.
  (6) The Standing Committees shall exercise such functions and be
  
  subject to such conditions in the exercise thereof as may be prescribed.