Commentary on provisions of Act Section 1: The Animal Sentience Committee
This section requires a new committee, the Animal Sentience Committee (the Committee), to be established and maintained.
	Subsection (1) names the Committee and requires the Secretary of State to establish and maintain it. This means that the Secretary of State should take reasonable steps to ensure that the Committee, once established, remains extant and has the resources necessary to conduct the business specified in this Act.
	Subsection (2) states that the members of the Committee will be appointed by the Secretary of State. Standard public appointments rules apply to appointments made by the Secretary of State (e.g. a fair recruitment process is required).
	Subsection (3) specifies that the terms of appointment, such as appointment length and remuneration, may be determined by the Secretary of State.