SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 National Park authorities

Status and constitution of authorities

1

(1)

A National Park authority shall be a body corporate.

F1(2)

A National Park authority shall consist of—

(a)

a specified number of local authority members,

(b)

in the case of a National Park in England, a specified number of parish members to be appointed by the Secretary of State, and

(c)

a specified number of other members to be appointed by the Secretary of State;

and “specified” means specified in the relevant order.

(3)

The total number of—

(a)

local authority members, and

(b)

parish members,

must exceed the number of other members.