Act No. 13, 2003 MEDICINES AND RELATED SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT, 2003 Other committees 13. The Council may ­ (a) from time to time, establish such other committees as it may consider necessary to investigate and report to it on a matter, which is within the purview of the Council in terms of this Act; and (b) appoint such persons, including persons other than members of the Council, as it may consider fit to be members of a committee established in terms of paragraph (a). Restriction of liability 14. The Council or a committee or a member of the Council or of any such committee is not liable for any loss or damage arising out of, or in connection with, the performance of the Council’s or the committee’s or the member’s duties under this Act, or in respect of any act or thing done in good faith by the Council or any such committee or member in the exercise of the powers or the performance of functions under this Act, unless the loss or damage is due to the Council’s, the committee’s or the member’s willful misconduct, gross negligence or failure to comply with this Act or a direction or decision given under it. Financial year and annual report 15. (1) The financial year of the Council begins on 1 April and ends on 31 March in the following year. (2) The Council must submit a report to the Minister, not later than 30 September in each year, relating to the activities of the Council during the previous financial year. (3) The Minister must lay the report referred to in subsection (2) on the Table in Parliament within 28 days after the date of the receipt of the report, if Parliament is then in ordinary session, or, if Parliament is not then in ordinary session, within 28 days after the commencement of its next ordinary session. Appointment of Registrar of Medicines 16. (1) Subject to the Public Service Act and after consultation with the Council, the Minister must appoint a pharmacist to be the Registrar of Medicines. (2) The Registrar must perform the functions assigned to the Registrar under this Act and such other duties as the Minister or the Permanent Secretary may from time to time assign to him or her. (3) The Registrar ­ (a) must attend meetings of the Council, but has no vote; and (b) is the secretary of the Council. Registers 17. (1) The Registrar must keep, separately, in the prescribed form­ (a) the medicines register relating to medicines, which are not veterinary medicines or complementary medicines; (b) a veterinary medicines register relating to veterinary medicines;