2(1)The committee shall consist of eleven voting members, namely—
(a)a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State;
(b)three members appointed by the Secretary of State;
(c)the chairman of each council and one other member of each council appointed by that council; and
(d)the chairman of the [F1Countryside Agency];
and two non-voting members appointed by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland.
(2)The committee may appoint any voting member to be deputy chairman.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 7 para. 2 substituted (20.2.1999) by S.I. 1999/416, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 14(5)