AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACTS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 3 Constitution of boards to administer schemes.

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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACTS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 3

Constitution of boards to administer schemes.

3.(1) Every scheme shall constitute a board to administer the scheme and
during such period (not being longer than twelve months from the day on which
the scheme comes into force) as may be specified in the scheme, the board
shall, subject to the provisions of the scheme as to the filling of casual
vacancies, be composed of persons to be named in the scheme.

(2) After the expiration of the said period, the board shall be composed of
such number of members as the scheme may fix, of whom three shall be appointed
by the Minister of Agriculture (in this Act referred to as "the Minister") and
the others shall, subject to the provisions of the scheme as to the filling of
casual vacancies, be elected in accordance with the scheme, either by
registered producers or by a body or bodies elected by such producers in
accordance with the scheme.

(3) The board shall elect from among their members a chairman and
vice-chairman who shall hold office for such period as may be specified in the
scheme, but during a period of two years (or such longer period as may be
provided by the scheme) from the date of the coming into force of the scheme
the chairman of the board shall be such member thereof as the Minister may
designate.

(4) When the members of the board as fixed by a scheme exceed eleven in
number, the board shall appoint an executive committee having the full powers
of the board for the administration of the said scheme.

(5) An executive committee appointed under subsection (4) shall consist of not
more than eleven members of the board and the chairman and the vice-chairman
of the board (whether being members appointed by the Minister or not), and
also any members of the board appointed by the Minister and not being such
chairman or vice-chairman, shall be included in the committee as chairman,
vice-chairman and members.

(6) Every scheme shall provide for the conducting by the Ministry of the
election of the members of the board who are to be elected, the term during
which those members are to hold office, the filling of casual vacancies
arising during such term of office, and the resignation of office by any such
member.

(7) Except as may be otherwise stated in the instrument of appointment, a
member appointed by the Minister otherwise than to fill a casual vacancy
shall, unless he sooner ceases to be a member during his term of office, hold
office for three years from the date of his appointment and shall be eligible
for re-appointment.

(8) If a casual vacancy occurs amongst the members appointed by the Minister,
the Minister shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy and such person shall
hold office for the remainder of the period for which his predecessor, if he
had continued to be a member, would have held office, and shall be eligible
for re-appointment.

(9) Notwithstanding anything in this section, provision may be made by a
scheme for the board acting notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership
thereof.

(10) The provisions contained in Schedule 2 shall apply with respect to the
incorporation, registration and winding up of any board constituted by a
scheme.

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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACTS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1964 - SECT 3