Explanatory Notes

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

2006 CHAPTER 16

30 March 2006

Commentary on Sections

Part 8: Flexible administrative arrangements

Chapter 2: Powers to reform agricultural etc. bodies
Power to create boards
Section 90: Ancillary provisions

222.This section introduces Schedule 10, which contains further provisions about the contents of a section 87 order. These include provisions relating to acting through subsidiaries, registers, returns and other information, investigative powers, levies, reserve funds, power to charge for services, incidental powers, approval of appropriate authority, consultation and offences.

223.In particular the board of a new body will be able to demand sight of records and other documents so as to enable it to verify that the correct levy is raised from people. It will also take note of the views of the different sectors.