Article 2 PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR URGENT MEASURES

1.  A Permanent Committee for urgent measures is established within the A.I.A. with the task of issuing orders in accordance with Article 19 hereof in the period before the setting up of [the] arbitral tribunal.
2.  The Committee is made up of three members appointed by the A.I.A. Council which shall also appoint a Chairman from among the members.
The members of the Committee shall remain in office for three years and may be reappointed. At the expiry of the term, each member shall remain in office for so long as it shall be necessary to complete his tasks relative to the questions pending before the Committee.
3.  The functions of the Committee can be carried out by its Chairman or by the person acting in his stead or, upon decision of the Chairman, by the Committee in plenary session or by one of its members. The Committee, in plenary session, shall decide by majority vote.

Article 3 SECRETARIAT OF THE COURT