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NEW TOWNS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1965 - SECT 2 

New town advisory committees.

2.(1) For the purpose of securing the provision of advice upon any matter
arising in connection with the performance of the functions under this Act of

(a)the Minister, or

(b)the Ministry of Development (in this Act referred to as "the Ministry"), or

(c)a new town commission established in accordance with the succeeding
provisions of this Act,

(2) A new town advisory committee shall consist of

Para.(a) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/285

(3) A new town advisory committee may appoint one of their members to be their
chairman and may regulate their procedure (including the fixing of a quorum).

(4) A new town advisory committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their
membership.

(5) The functions of a new town advisory committee shall be

(a)to advise the Minister or, as the case may be, the Ministry or a
new town commission, upon any matter referred to them by the Minister,
the Ministry and the new town commission respectively; and

(b)to make to the Minister, the Ministry or a new town commission such
representations as they think proper in relation to matters affecting the new
town or proposed new town.

(6) The Ministry shall, if a new town advisory committee so request, appoint
an officer to be secretary of the committee, and shall make available for the
purposes of the committee such other facilities as they may reasonably
require.

(7) The Ministry shall pay to the members of a new town advisory committee
such reasonable allowances in respect of expenses properly incurred in the
performance of their duties as may be determined by the Ministry with the
approval of the Ministry of Finance.

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