Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

Section 87

SCHEDULE 8 Agricultural etc. boards

Status

1 A board is (by virtue of this Schedule) a body corporate.

2 A board is not to be regarded—

(a) as a servant or agent of the Crown, or

(b) as enjoying any status, privilege of immunity of the Crown,

and the board’s property is not to be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.

Membership

3 A board is to consist of—

(a) a chairman appointed by the appropriate authority, and

(b) such other number of members as the appropriate authority may appoint.

4 The appropriate authority may appoint one of the members to be deputy chairman.

5 A section 87 order may include provision as to qualification or disqualification for membership.

Term of office

6 A section 87 order may include provision as to—

(a) the members' term of office, and

(b) their removal from office.

Remuneration and pensions

7 A section 87 order may include provision—

(a) as to the payment to the members of remuneration and allowances, and

(b) as to the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to or in respect of the members.

Staff

8 A section 87 order may include provision as to the appointment of employees, their remuneration and other terms of employment.

Reports, accounts etc.

9 A section 87 order may include provision requiring the board to prepare and submit reports to persons specified in the order.

10 A section 87 order must include provision—

(a) requiring the board to prepare and submit accounts to persons specified in the order;

(b) requiring a statement of the accounts to be examined, certified and reported on by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

11 A section 87 order may include provision requiring any documents of a description specified in the order to be laid before—

(a) each House of Parliament;

(b) the National Assembly for Wales;

(c) the Scottish Parliament;

(d) the Northern Ireland Assembly.