Paragraph 1

England and Wales

(1)

A National Park authority shall be a body corporate.

F1(2)

A National Park authority shall consist of—

(a)

a specified number of local authority members,

(b)

in the case of a National Park in England, a specified number of parish members to be appointed by the Secretary of State, and

(c)

a specified number of other members to be appointed by the Secretary of State;

and “specified” means specified in the relevant order.

(3)

The total number of—

(a)

local authority members, and

(b)

parish members,

must exceed the number of other members.

Annotations

F1: Sch. 7 para. 1(2)(3) substituted for Sch. 7 para. 1(2)-(6) (10.5.2007) by Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16), ss. 61(2), 107(3)(b); S.I. 2007/816, art. 3