# The Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Order 2010, Article 5: Membership of the Authority


(1) The Authority is to consist of 30 members.
(2) Of those 30 members—
(a) 12 (the “council members”) must be members of relevant councils and must be appointed in accordance with paragraph (3);
(b) 16 (the “general members”) must be persons appointed by the MMO, and must include at least one employee of the MMO; and
(c) 2 (the “additional members”) must be appointed in accordance with paragraph (4).
(3) The number of council members to be appointed by each relevant council is as follows—
Relevant council
Number of members
Plymouth City Council
1
North Somerset District Council
1
Somerset County Council
1
Bristol City Council
1
Devon County Council
5
Torbay Council
1
South Gloucestershire Council
1
Gloucestershire County Council
1
(4) One additional member is to be appointed by the Environment Agency and the other is to be appointed by Natural England.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/2212/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/devon-and-severn-inshore-fisheries-and-conservation-order-2010/article-5
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