Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977

Water Pollution Advisory Council.

2.—(1) The Minister shall by order, after consultation with any other Minister who appears to him to be interested, appoint a body which shall be known as the Water Pollution Advisory Council and is in this section referred to as the Council.

(2) The Council may, either of its own volition or at the request of the Minister, make recommendations to the Minister in relation to any matter relevant to his functions or responsibilities concerning control of water pollution and shall advise him on any matter referred to it by the Minister in discharge of his functions and responsibilities under this Act.

(3) The Minister shall take such steps as he considers appropriate to keep the Council informed of matters relating to the control of water pollution which are, in his opinion, likely to assist the Council in performing the functions assigned to it by subsection (2) of this section.

(4) The Council shall consist of such number of persons appointed for such period as the Minister thinks fit.

(5) The Minister shall from time to time nominate one member of the Council to act as chairman thereof.

(6) The Minister may at any time remove any member (including the chairman) of the Council from office.

(7) There shall be paid to any member of the Council such expenses as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, may determine.

(8) The Council shall in each year make a report to the Minister of its activities during the preceding year, and the Minister shall cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.

(9) The Minister may by order amend or revoke an order under this section.