The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012

Membership

2.—(1) The Body is to consist of—

(a) a chairperson appointed by the Welsh Ministers;

(b) not fewer than 5 nor more than 11 other members appointed by the Welsh Ministers;

(c) the chief executive (see paragraph 13); and

(d) not fewer than 2 nor more than 4 other members appointed by the Body.

(2) In the case of the initial appointments to the Body, appointments under sub-paragraph (1)(d) are to be made by the members appointed under sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c), and the expression “the Body” (“y Corff”) is to be interpreted accordingly.

(3) The chairperson and the other members appointed by the Welsh Ministers under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must not be employees of the Body and are referred to in this Schedule as “non-executive members” (“aelodau anweithredol”).

(4) The chief executive and the other members appointed by the Body under sub-paragraph (1)(d) are to be employees of the Body and are referred to in this Schedule as “executive members” (“aelodau gweithredol”).

(5) The Welsh Ministers may appoint one of the non-executive members to be deputy chairperson.

(6) In appointing a person to be a member, the Welsh Ministers or the Body (as the case may be) must have regard to the desirability of—

(a) appointing a person who has experience of, and has shown some capacity in, some matter relevant to the exercise of the Body’s functions, and

(b) securing that a variety of skills and experience is available among the members.