Appointment and membership of the Council

(1) The membership of the Council shall consist of the following persons, namely– (a) the person appointed by the Minister, under sub-section (4), as Chairman; (b) ex-officio members, being– (i) the Fisheries Administrator; (ii) the Chief Forest Officer; (iii) the Director of the Institute of Archaeology; (iv) the Executive Director of PACT; (v) the Chief Executive Officer of the Coastal Zone Management Authority; (vi) the Commissioner of Lands; (vii) the Chief Tourism Officer; (c) a representative of the largest umbrella organization for non-governmental agencies involved in protected areas management, nominated by the organization; (d) are preventative of the largest umbrella organization representing private protected areas, nominated by the organization or in the absence of an organization functioning as such, a private protected area landowner selected by the Minister; (e) a representative from the University of Belize, nominated by the President of the University of Belize; 20 (f) a representative of the National Security Council; and (g) a person from the private sector with experience in private sector investment in a natural resource based sector. (2) The members of the Council, other than the ex officio members shall be appointed by the Minister. (3) The members other than ex officio members shall be appointed for a period of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) The Minister shall appoint a person, other than any person specified in sub-section (1)(b) to (g) to be Chairman of the Council who shall serve for a period of two years but shall be eligible for reappointment. (5) Six members, including the Chairman, shall constitute a quorum for any meeting of the Council and in the event of an equality of votes, the person presiding at that meeting shall have a second or casting vote.