87.—(1) The promoter shall establish a body, to be known as the Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Advisory Committee (in this article referred to as “the Committee”).
(2) The purpose of the Committee is to advise the promoter on the operation of the authorised tramway and Line One (in this article referred to together as “the Nottingham Express Transit system”) and except in a case of special urgency where it is not reasonably practicable to do so, the promoter shall consult the Committee on the operation of the Nottingham Express Transit system.
(3) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the promoter, and shall include representatives of users of the Nottingham Express Transit system and members of the City Council and the County Council. The Committee may co-opt onto the Committee such representatives of any person given a right to operate the Nottingham Express Transit system pursuant to an agreement made under article 55 (powers of disposal, agreements for operation, etc.) as the Committee sees fit.
(4) Without affecting any member of the Committee’s right to resign as a member of the Committee at any time by giving notice in writing to the promoter, the term of office of a member of the Committee shall extend as follows—
(a)in the case of a member who is a member of the City Council or the County Council, from the date of that member’s appointment until the end of the relevant council’s period of administration or, if earlier, the date on which that member ceases to be a member of the council concerned; or
(b)in the case of any other member, for three years from the date of that member’s appointment,
and, on ceasing to hold office pursuant to this paragraph, a member of the Committee shall be eligible for re-appointment as a member of the Committee.
(5) The Committee may determine its own quorum and procedure and shall appoint its Chair.
(6) It shall be the duty of the Committee to consider representations made to it by members of the public regarding the operation of the Nottingham Express Transit system.
(7) The Committee may at any time refer or make representations or recommendations to the promoter regarding the operation of the Nottingham Express Transit system, whether or not the Committee has been consulted on the matter by the promoter.
(8) The promoter shall take into consideration any matter, recommendation or representation which may from time to time be referred or made to it by the Committee, whether or not the Committee has been consulted by the promoter on the matter, recommendation or representation so referred or made.
(9) When so requested by the Committee, the promoter shall give its reasons in writing to the Committee for disagreeing with any recommendation or representation of the Committee.
(10) The promoter shall provide the Committee with accommodation and pay all its reasonable secretarial and administration costs.
(11) In this article references to the operation of the authorised tramway, Line One and the Nottingham Express Transit system include references to matters affecting their operation.