(1)The local fisheries committee for a sea fisheries district shall be a committee of such [F1county or metropolitan district council] . . . F2 as may be determined by the order creating the district, or a joint committee of such . . . F2[F1county or metropolitan district councils] . . . F2, as may be so determined, and shall consist of—
(a)such number of members to be appointed by the council, or by the constituent councils in such proportions as may be so determined, and
(b)such number of additional members, not exceeding the number of members required to be appointed by the council or constituent councils, as may be appointed in accordance with subsection (2) below.
(2)The additional members of a local fisheries committee shall include one person appointed by [F3the National Rivers Authority]and as to the rest shall be persons appointed by the Minister as being persons acquainted with the needs and opinions of the fishing interests of that district.
In this subsection “fishing interests” includes all persons interested in fisheries, either as owners of fisheries or interests therein, fishermen, fishing-boat owners, fish curers, fish merchants or otherwise.
[F4(3)The term of office of any person who on 1st July 1973 is, or after that date becomes, a member of a local fisheries committee shall expire not later than the end of the quadrennial period in which he took or takes office.
In this subsection “quadrennial period” means the period of four years beginning with 1st July 1973 and with every fourth anniversary of that day.]
(4)A member of a local fisheries committee who at the time of his appointment was a member of the council by whom he was appointed shall, upon ceasing to be a member of the council, also cease to be a member of the committee, but for the purpose of the foregoing provision a member of a council shall not be deemed to have ceased by reason of retirement to be a member of the council, if he has been re-elected a member thereof not later than the day of his retirement.
(5)An order constituting a local fisheries committee may contain such regulations consistent with this Act with respect to the number and mode of appointment of the members of the committee, and with respect to other matters relating to the constitution of the committee, as the Minister thinks expedient.
(6)[F5Section 106 of the M1Local Government Act 1972] (proceedings of committees and joint committees) shall, in relation to a local fisheries committee, have effect subject to the provisions of the order constituting the committee.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 16, Sch. 8 para. 19(1)(3)
F2Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30
F3Words substituted by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 141, Sch. 17 para. 5(2) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), 194(9), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)
F4s. 2(3) substituted by S.I. 1973/1610, art. 3
F5Words substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), s. 272(2)
Marginal Citations