art 2 Composition
(1) The committee consists of the following, none of whom may be a member of the Agency, that is to sayβ (a) a chairperson and seven other members appointed by the Assembly; (b) two members appointed by the Agency; and (c) one member appointed by or on behalf of each group specified in column 1 of the Schedule, the constituent councils of which are those for the counties and county boroughs specified in column 2 of the Schedule. (2) The appointments under paragraph (1)(c) are to be made by the councils in each group acting jointly in respect of the member appointed for that group. (3) Where the councils specified in any group in the Schedule are unable to make an appointment under paragraph (1)(c), the Assembly may appoint a member for that group on behalf of those councils. (4) In appointing a person to be the chairperson or a member of the committee, the Assembly or, as the case may be, a constituent council must have regard to the desirability of appointing a person who has experience of, and has shown capacity in, some matter relevant to the functions of the committee.