Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988

1 The Broads Authority.E+W

(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—

[F1(a)nine members appointed as follows—

  • two by Norfolk County Council;

  • one by Suffolk County Council;

  • one by Broadland District Council;

  • one by Great Yarmouth Borough Council;

  • one by North Norfolk District Council;

  • one by Norwich City Council;

  • one by South Norfolk District Council;

  • one by Waveney District Council;]

[F2(b)ten members appointed 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.

[F3(5)The members appointed under subsection (3)(b) shall include persons appointed by the Secretary of State after consultation with such bodies appearing to him to represent the following interests, that is to say—

(a)boating;

(b)conservation;

(c)farming and landowning;

(d)land based recreation

as he considers appropriate, and in making such appointments the Secretary of State shall have regard to the desirability of maintaining an overall balance under this subsection (5) between those interests.]

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

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