The General Consumer Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1984

10.—(1) The Council shall establish—N.I.

(a)a group in connection with the exercise of its functions in relation to transport;

(b)a group in connection with the exercise of its functions in relation to food;

[F1(bb)a group in connection with the exercise of its functions in relation to energy.]

[F2(bbb) a group in connection with the exercise of its functions under Chapter III of Part III of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. ]

  • Head (c) rep. by 1992 NI 1

  • Head (d) rep. by 2003 NI 6

(2) The Council may establish, in connection with the exercise of any of its other functions, such other groups as appear to it to be appropriate.

(3) Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), the composition of any group established under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall be determined by the Council.

(4) Persons who are not members of the Council may be appointed to a group established under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) but—

(a)the number of persons appointed under this sub-paragraph shall be less than the number of members of the Council appointed to the group;

(b)persons appointed under this sub-paragraph shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting of the group; and

(c)a person appointed under this sub-paragraph shall not act as chairman of the group.

Sub‐para. (5) rep. by 2003 NI 6

(6) Subject to sub-paragraph (7), the Council may delegate to a group established under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) any of the functions of the Council and may authorise a group to perform any such functions on behalf of, and in the name of, the Council.

(7) The functions of any group established under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall be exercised and the proceedings of the group regulated in accordance with, and subject to, any directions given by the Council.

(8) The Department may, after consultation with [F3the Department for Regional Development and] the Council, by order subject to negative resolution amend or repeal any of the foregoing provisions of this paragraph to such extent as appears to the Department to be necessary or desirable so as to reduce the number of groups which the Council is required to establish under sub-paragraph (1).