Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988

1 The Broads Authority

(1) There shall be a body corporate, to be known as the Broads Authority, which shall perform the functions conferred on it by this Act.

(2) In this Act the Broads Authority is referred to as “the Authority”.

(3) The Authority shall consist of—

(a) eighteen members appointed as follows—

• four by Norfolk County Council;

• two by Suffolk County Council;

• two by Broadland District Council;

• two by Great Yarmouth Borough Council;

• two by North Norfolk District Council;

• two by Norwich City Council;

• two by South Norfolk District Council;

• two by Waveney District Council;

(b) fifteen members appointed as follows—

• two by the Countryside Commission;

• one by the Nature Conservancy Council;

• two by the Great Yarmouth Port and Haven Commissioners;

• one by the Anglian Water Authority;

• nine by the Secretary of State; and

(c) two members appointed by the Authority from those members of its Navigation Committee (established under section 9 of this Act) who are not already members of the Authority.

(4) A member appointed by a participating authority (that is to say by one of the local authorities mentioned in subsection (3)(a) above) shall be appointed from among the members of that authority.

(5) Not less than three of the members appointed by the Secretary of State shall be appointed by him after consultation with such bodies appearing to him to represent boating interests as he considers appropriate.

(6) Not less than two of the members appointed by the Secretary of State shall be appointed by him after consultation with such bodies appearing to him to represent farming and landowning interests as he considers appropriate.

(7) Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect for the purposes of supplementing this section.