# Environmental Protection Act 1990, Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The three members appointed by the Secretary of State shall be persons appearing to the Secretary of State to have experience in or scientific knowledge of nature conservation; and the Secretary of State shall, in determining who to appoint, have regard to any recommendations made to him by the chairman.
(2) Before appointing such a member the Secretary of State shall consult the chairman and such persons having scientific knowledge of nature conservation as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/schedule/7/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-act-1990/schedule-7/paragraph-4
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