▁ade qu ately ▁represented . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁normally ▁an ▁academic ▁phil os opher ▁on ▁the ▁committee , ▁although ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁Act . ▁▁ ▁M embers ▁were ▁appointed ▁for ▁terms ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁may ▁be ▁re - app oint ed ▁once . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁Chair , ▁members ▁received ▁only ▁exp enses . ▁ ▁Work ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁ ▁The ▁committee ▁ad vised ▁the ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁on ▁matters ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁Act ▁and ▁his ▁functions ▁under ▁it ; ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁examine ▁other ▁related ▁subjects ▁considered ▁worthy ▁of ▁further ▁study . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁sub - comm itte es : ▁The ▁App lications ▁Sub - comm ittee ▁considered ▁lic ence ▁applications ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁advice ; ▁the ▁Education ▁and ▁Training ▁Sub - comm ittee ▁ad vised ▁on ▁the ▁requirements ▁for ▁training ▁and ▁education ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁held ▁respons ib ilities ▁under ▁the ▁Act ▁or ▁who ▁carried ▁out ▁duties ▁under ▁the ▁controls ▁of ▁the ▁Act ; ▁the ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁Hus band ry ▁Sub - comm ittee ▁considered ▁housing ▁and ▁husband ry ▁issues ▁on ▁a ▁case ▁by ▁case ▁basis ▁as ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁Committee ; ▁the ▁Pr imate ▁Sub - comm ittee ▁ad vised ▁on ▁issues ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁ac quisition , ▁housing , ▁care ▁and ▁use ▁of ▁non - human ▁prim ates ▁in ▁reg ulated ▁procedures . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁working ▁groups ▁were ▁established . ▁They ▁were ▁created ▁for ▁a ▁particular ▁task ▁and ▁then ▁dis band