The RCI recommended that standard provisions relating to quorum, meeting procedures, casting of votes, the chairmanship, vacancies, disqualification and disclosure of interests concerning the haj affairs committee be incorporated into Act 535. PETALING JAYA : The royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into Tabung Haji (TH) has recommended that the TH haj affairs committee be given statutory status under the Tabung Haji Act 1995 (Act 535), with clearly defined responsibilities. “As haj management is the core function of the TH board, the commission is of the view that it is appropriate for the haj affairs committee to be given statutory status under Act 535,” the report said, Bernama reported. “The commission also recommends that members of the haj affairs committee be paid honoraria, travelling allowances and subsistence allowances as determined by the TH board,” the report stated. The RCI stressed that the board should not have the authority to direct investment decisions involving the haj fund.