{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/28",
  "legislation_title": "Food Standards Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointment of members etc.",
  "text": "(1) The Agency shall consist of a chairman and deputy chairman and not less than eight or more than twelve other members, of whom—\n(a) one member shall be appointed by the National Assembly for Wales;\n(b) two members shall be appointed by the Scottish Ministers;\n(c) one member shall be appointed by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland; and\n(d) the others shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(2) The chairman and deputy chairman shall be appointed by the appropriate authorities acting jointly and, before appointing a person as one of the other members of the Agency the authority making the appointment shall consult the other appropriate authorities.\n(3) Before appointing a person as chairman, deputy chairman or member of the Agency, the authorities or authority making the appointment shall—\n(a) have regard to the desirability of securing that a variety of skills and experience is available among the members of the Agency (including experience in matters related to food safety or other interests of consumers in relation to food); and\n(b) consider whether any person it is proposed to appoint has any financial or other interest which is likely to prejudice the exercise of his duties.\n(4) Schedule 1 (constitution etc. of the Agency) has effect.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/28/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:47.601294+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}