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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1. Establishment of Highlands and Islands Development Board.

  3. 2. Directions and advice to the Board.

  4. 3. Duties of the Board.

  5. 4. Acquisition and disposal of land.

  6. 5. Erection of buildings and provision of services etc.

  7. 6. Carrying on of business.

  8. 7. Advisory and other services.

  9. 8. Grants and loans.

  10. 9. Ancillary powers of the Board.

  11. 10. Powers of entry.

  12. 11. Power to obtain information.

  13. 12. Restrictions on disclosure of information.

  14. 13. Accounts of the Board etc.

  15. 14. Approval by Secretary of State and the Treasury.

  16. 15. Service of notices.

  17. 16. Application of Act to Crown.

  18. 17. Expenses.

  19. 18. Interpretation.

  20. 19. Short title and extent.

  21. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Provisions as to the Highlands and Islands Development Board

      1. Constitution of the Board

        1. 1.The Board shall be a body corporate and shall have...

        2. 2.The chairman and any deputy chairman shall cease to hold...

        3. 3.The majority of the members of the Board, including in...

        4. 4.Every member of the Board shall hold and vacate office...

        5. 5.If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member...

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        7. 7.The Board— (a) shall pay to the members thereof such...

      2. Meetings and Proceedings of the Board

        1. 8.The quorum of the Board shall be three or such...

        2. 9.The proceedings of the Board shall not be invalidated by...

        3. 10.If at any meeting of the Board the votes are...

        4. 11.(1) If a member of the Board has any pecuniary...

        5. 12.Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, the Board...

      3. Office, officers and servants

        1. 13.The Board shall have an office in the Highlands and...

        2. 14.(1) The Board— (a) may employ such officers and servants,...

      4. Instruments executed or issued by the Board

        1. 15.The application of the seal of the Board to any...

        2. 16.Every document purporting to be an instrument issued by the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Provisions as to the Highlands and Islands Development Consultative Council

      1. Constitution of the Council

        1. 1.The Council shall consist of a chairman and such other...

        2. 2.Before appointing to the Council a member representative of a...

        3. 3.Every member of the Council shall hold and vacate office...

        4. 4.The Council shall have power to act not with standing...

        5. 5.Subject to any directions which may be given by the...

        6. 6.The Board shall appoint a person employed by them to...

        7. 7.There shall be paid to Council members and persons attending...