SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13Areas of outstanding natural beauty: conservation boards
Parish members
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1
The parish members of an English conservation board shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the relevant order, by—
a
the parish councils for parishes the whole or any part of which is comprised in the relevant area of outstanding natural beauty, and
b
the parish meetings of any of those parishes which do not have separate parish councils.
2
A person shall not be appointed as a parish member of an English conservation board unless he is—
a
a member of the parish council for a parish the whole or any part of which is comprised in the relevant area of outstanding natural beauty, or
b
the chairman of the parish meeting of a parish—
i
which does not have a separate parish council, and
ii
the whole or any part of which is comprised in the relevant area of outstanding natural beauty.
3
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule and to the provisions of the relevant order, where a person who qualifies for his appointment by virtue of his membership of a parish council is appointed as a parish member of an English conservation board, he shall hold office from the time of his appointment until he ceases to be a member of that parish council.
4
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule and to the provisions of the relevant order, where a person who qualifies for his appointment by virtue of his being the chairman of a parish meeting is appointed as a parish member of an English conservation board, he shall hold office from the time of his appointment until he ceases to be the chairman of that parish meeting.
5
Sub-paragraph (3) or (4) shall not have effect so as to terminate the term of office of a person who retires from a parish council, or ceases to be the chairman of a parish meeting, until such time as may be determined by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with the relevant order.
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A person who—
a
on retiring from a parish council, or
b
on ceasing to be the chairman of a parish meeting,
becomes a member of the parish council again as a newly elected councillor or, as the case may be, is elected to succeed himself as chairman of any parish meeting is eligible for re-appointment to the conservation board at the time mentioned in sub-paragraph (5).