Sections 140 and 142.
1U.K.The Secretary of State shall appoint the members of the committee, and shall appoint one of those members to be chairman.
2U.K.The committee shall include persons who appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of—
(a)persons engaged in carrying on industrial or commercial undertakings;
(b)persons having scientific knowledge of matters concerning pollution of the environment;
(c)bodies concerned with the protection or improvement of the environment; and
(d)bodies concerned with the protection of persons using substances or articles subject to regulation under section 140 or 142 of this Act.
3U.K.The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations with respect to the terms on which members of the committee are to hold and vacate office, including the terms on which any person appointed as chairman is to hold and vacate office as chairman.
4U.K.The Secretary of State shall provide the committee with such services and other facilities as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for the proper performance of the committee’s functions.
5U.K.The Secretary of State may pay to the members of the committee such remuneration (if any) and such allowances as may be determined by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.