The Apple and Pear Research Council Order 1989

Constitution of Council

4.  The Council shall consist of the following members appointed by the Minister, that is to say:

(1) five persons capable of representing the interests of growers;

(2) one person capable of representing the interests of people employed in the industry;

(3) two persons as to whom the Minister is satisfied that they have no such financial or industrial interest as is likely to affect them in the discharge of their functions as members of the Council (hereinafter referred to as “independent members”); and

(4) one person having special knowledge of matters relating to the marketing and distribution of products of the industry.