Version Superseded: 20/02/1999
Point in time view as at 01/04/1996.
Environmental Protection Act 1990, Cross Heading: Membership is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
2(1)The committee shall consist of eleven voting members, namely—
(a)a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State;
(b)three members appointed by the Secretary of State;
(c)the chairman of each council and one other member of each council appointed by that council; and
(d)the chairman of the Countryside Commission;
and two non-voting members appointed by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.
(2)The committee may appoint any voting member to be deputy chairman.
3The chairman and the three members appointed by the Secretary of State shall be persons who are not members of any of the councils and shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their appointments.
4(1)The three members appointed by the Secretary of State shall be persons appearing to the Secretary of State to have experience in or scientific knowledge of nature conservation; and the Secretary of State shall, in determining who to appoint, have regard to any recommendations made to him by the chairman.
(2)Before appointing such a member the Secretary of State shall consult the chairman and such persons having scientific knowledge of nature conservation as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
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