16Eligible bodies
(1)In this Chapter “eligible body” means any body in the following list—
(a)the Environment Agency;
(b)Natural England;
(c)any inshore fisheries and conservation authority;
(d)any local fisheries committee constituted by an order made, or having effect as if made, under section 1 of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (c. 38);
(e)any harbour authority.
(2)The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (1) so as to—
(a)add any body or description of body to the list, or
(b)remove any body or description of body from it.
(3)The Secretary of State may not exercise the power conferred by subsection (2)(a) unless satisfied that at least one of the purposes or functions of the body, or bodies of the description, to be added to the list is, or is related to or connected with, a marine function.
(4)A body to be added to the list need not be a public body.