Sea Fish Industry Act 1970

The Authority, the Scottish Committee and the Advisory Council

1 Constitution and general functions of White Fish Authority

(1) There shall continue to be a White Fish Authority (in this Act referred to as " the Authority ") which shall have the functions of reorganising, developing and regulating the white fish industry, and of keeping generally under review matters relating to that industry, and such other functions as are mentioned in this Act.

(2) The Authority shall consist of such number of members appointed by the Ministers and the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fishing industry in Wales as the Ministers and the said Secretary of State may from time to time determine, and of those members one shall be appointed by the Ministers and the said Secretary of State to be chairman and one to be deputy chairman of the Authority.

(3) The provisions of Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Authority.

2 The Scottish Committee of the Authority

(1) There shall continue to be a committee (in this Act referred to as " the Scottish Committee ") for the purpose of giving advice to the Authority about the exercise and performance of their functions as respects Scotland, and matters particularly affecting Scotland, and of exercising such of the Authority's functions as respects Scotland and matters particularly affecting Scotland, as may from time to time be delegated to the committee by the Authority.

(2) Subject to this Act, the Scottish Committee shall consist of a chairman, who shall be such member of the Authority as may from time to time be appointed by the Ministers, and four other members so appointed.

(3) The provisions of Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Scottish Committee.

3 The White Fish Industry Advisory Council

(1) For the purpose of giving advice to the Authority about the exercise and performance of their functions generally, there shall continue to be a White Fish Industry Advisory Council.

(2) The Advisory Council shall consist of a chairman who shall be such member of the Authority as may from time to time be appointed by the Authority, and of such other members as may be appointed by the Ministers and the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fishing industry in Wales to represent the interests of the different sections of the white fish industry and any such other interests (including those of persons employed in the industry) as the Ministers and the said Secretary of State may consider to be affected.

(3) Before appointing to the Advisory Council a member to represent any such interests as aforesaid, the Ministers and the said Secretary of State shall consult such bodies, if any, as appear to them to be representative of the interests concerned.

(4) The Authority shall appoint a person employed by them to act as secretary to the Advisory Council.

(5) The provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the Advisory Council.