# Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Paragraph 1


(1) The joint committee is to consist of 14 members—
(a) a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State;
(b) 5 members appointed by the Secretary of State;
(c) the chairman or deputy chairman of each of the GB conservation bodies and one other member of each of those bodies appointed by the body in question;
(d) the chairman of the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside and one other member of the Council appointed by the relevant Northern Ireland department.
(2) The joint committee may appoint a member to be deputy chairman.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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