Environmental Protection Act 1990

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.