Licensing Act 1964

Section 108.

SCHEDULE 10Committee for New Town

1(1)Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, a committee appointed under section 108 of this Act shall consist of—

(a)a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State as being an independent person;

(b)members appointed by the development corporation for the new town for which the committee is constituted, or, if the committee is constituted for two new towns, by the development corporations for those new towns in such proportionis as the Secretary of State may by order specify ;

(c)members appointed from among their number by the licensing justices for the licensing district in which is situated the area for which the committee is constituted, or, if that area is situated in more than one licensing district, by the licensing justices for those districts in such proportions as the Secretary of State may by order specify.

(2)Where the area for which a committee is constituted comprises part only of a licensing district, and it appears to the Secretary of State that, by reason of the small extent of that part of the district and having regard to its nature, the licensing justices have sufficient interest in the working of the committee to justify their representation on it, it shall not be necessary for the committee to include any licensing justice for that district.

2The members of a committee appointed under sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 of this Schedule shall be equal in number; but subject thereto the number of members shall be determined by order of the Secretary of State.

3The appointment of a member of any such committee shall be for such term, not exceeding three years, as may be determined by or under an order of the Secretary of State, with or without eligibility for reappointment, as may be so determined, and shall be subject to such conditions as may be so determined.

4The quorum of any such committee shall be such as the Secretary of State may by order determine.

5If the votes are equal on any question the chairman shall have a casting vote ; but subject thereto the chairman shall not vote.

6Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Schedule, the procedure of any such committee shall be such as the committee may determine.

7The proceedings of any such committee shall not be invalidated by reason of any vacancy in the committee or any defect in the appointment of a member of the committee.