Paragraph 1

The Council shall consist of a chairman and such other members as the Secretary of State may appoint. The Council shall include members representative of local authority interests and such other interests as the Secretary of State may think fit, and in appointing members representative of local authority interests the Secretary of State shall satisfy himself that there is appropriate representation of the different parts of the Highlands and Islands including, in particular, the Orkney Islands, the Shetland Islands, the Outer Hebrides and the Inner Hebrides.