SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Agricultural etc. boards

Section 87

Status

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A board is (by virtue of this Schedule) a body corporate.

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A board is not to be regarded—

a

as a servant or agent of the Crown, or

b

as enjoying any status, privilege of immunity of the Crown,

and the board's property is not to be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.

Membership

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A board is to consist of—

a

a chairman appointed by the appropriate authority, and

b

such other number of members as the appropriate authority may appoint.

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The appropriate authority may appoint one of the members to be deputy chairman.

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A section 87 order may include provision as to qualification or disqualification for membership.

Term of office

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A section 87 order may include provision as to—

a

the members' term of office, and

b

their removal from office.

Remuneration and pensions

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A section 87 order may include provision—

a

as to the payment to the members of remuneration and allowances, and

b

as to the payment of pensions, gratuities or allowances to or in respect of the members.

Staff

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A section 87 order may include provision as to the appointment of employees, their remuneration and other terms of employment.

Reports, accounts etc.

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A section 87 order may include provision requiring the board to prepare and submit reports to persons specified in the order.

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A section 87 order must include provision—

a

requiring the board to prepare and submit accounts to persons specified in the order;

b

requiring a statement of the accounts to be examined, certified and reported on by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

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A section 87 order may include provision requiring any documents of a description specified in the order to be laid before—

a

each House of Parliament;

b

the National Assembly for Wales;

c

the Scottish Parliament;

d

the Northern Ireland Assembly.