PART 4Selection and appointment of members of Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
Eligibility for appointment
11.—(1) The following criteria must be satisfied before a person is appointed as a member of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee—
(a)the person is of good character and sound financial reputation;
(b)the person is not an employee of—
(i)the Agency,
(ii)the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, or
(iii)the Welsh Assembly Government;
(c)the person is not a Member of Parliament or a Member of the National Assembly for Wales.
(2) The criterion in paragraph (1)(a) is not satisfied if—
(a)the person is bankrupt or has an existing arrangement with creditors;
(b)within the 5 years immediately before the proposed date of appointment, the person has served a sentence of imprisonment for a period of 3 months or more.
Appointment of chair
12.—(1) The Minister may invite applications for appointment to the office of chair of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee.
(2) The Minister may appoint as chair a person who—
(a)satisfies the eligibility criteria; and
(b)in the opinion of the Minister, is suitably qualified to hold office as chair.
(3) The method of selection and appointment must comply with relevant principles relating to public appointments.
Members appointed by constituent authorities
13.—(1) A constituent authority may appoint as a member of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee any person who—
(a)satisfies the eligibility criteria; and
(b)has knowledge and experience relevant to the business of the Committee.
(2) The method of selection and appointment must comply with relevant principles relating to public appointments.
(3) If a person appointed as a member of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee is an elected member of a constituent authority, and that person ceases to be an elected member of the constituent authority, the person ceases to be a member of the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee—
(a)at the end of the period of 3 months beginning with the day on which the person ceased to be an elected member of the constituent authority; or
(b)on any earlier date if the member resigns, is removed from office or a replacement member is appointed.
Members appointed by the Agency
14.—(1) The Agency may invite applications for appointment as a member of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee.
(2) The Agency may appoint as a member of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee any person who—
(a)satisfies the eligibility criteria; and
(b)has knowledge and experience relevant to the business of the Committee.
(3) The Agency must appoint to each Committee—
(a)a person with experience in nature conservation and wider environmental issues; and
(b)if the region of the Committee has a coastline, a person with knowledge of coastal processes.
(4) The method of selection and appointment must—
(a)be agreed with the chair of the Committee; and
(b)comply with relevant principles relating to public appointments.