Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988

9 The Navigation Committee

(1) The Authority shall appoint a committee of the Authority to be known as the Navigation Committee.

(2) The Navigation Committee shall consist of thirteen members appointed by the Authority.

(3) Six of the members of the Navigation Committee shall be appointed by the Authority from among the members of the Authority.

(4) One of those six members shall be appointed from the two members of the Authority appointed by the Commissioners.

(5) Of the other seven members of the Navigation Committee, all of whom shall be appointed from among persons who are not members of the Authority—

(a) two shall be appointed after consultation with such bodies appearing to the Authority to represent the owners of pleasure craft available for hire or reward as it considers appropriate;

(b) one shall be appointed after consultation with such bodies appearing to it to represent nationally the owners of private pleasure craft as it considers appropriate;

(c) one shall be appointed after consultation with such bodies appearing to it to represent the owners of private pleasure craft which use any part of the Broads as it considers appropriate;

(d) two shall be appointed after consultation with such bodies appearing to it to represent persons who are likely to be required to pay ship, passenger or goods dues imposed by it as it considers appropriate; and

(e) one shall be appointed after consultation with such bodies appearing to it to represent other users of the navigation area as it considers appropriate.

(6) In addition to consulting the Navigation Committee in accordance with requirements imposed by other provisions of this Act, the Authority shall consult the Committee before—

(a) appointing any member of the Navigation Committee under this section; or

(b) applying for an order under section 14 or 16 of the [1964 c. 40.] Harbours Act 1964.

(7) The Authority shall keep under review the extent to which its functions in relation to the navigation area are delegated to the Navigation Committee.

(8) Subject to section 10(14) of this Act, the Authority shall not delegate any such function to any person other than the Navigation Committee.

(9) In exercising its functions the Authority shall have regard to any representations made to it by the Navigation Committee on matters relating to the navigation area.

(10) Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect for the purposes of supplementing this section.