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Development Commissioners, means the Develop-ment Commissioner appointed for one or more Special Economic Zones under sub-s. (1) and s. 11 [Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (28 of 2005) s. 2(h)]

Eight persons so named can be appointed by the king, who also nominates the chairman, under s. 3 of the (English) Development and Road Improve-ment Funds Act, 1909 (9 Edw. 7, c. 47), as amended by the (English) Act of 1910 (10 Edw. 7 and 1 Geo. 5, c. 7); 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 72; 13 & 14 Geo. 5, c. 21. The Commissioners are appointed for the purposes of recommendation to the Treasury in regard to advances which the Treasury is empowered to make out of a fund to be called the Development Fund created and provided for by the (English) Act of 1909, for any of the following purposes:--

(a) Aiding and developing agricultural and rural industries by promoting scientific research, instruc-tion and experiments in the science, methods and practice of agriculture (including the provision of farm institutes), the organization of co-operation, instruction in marketing produce, and the extension of the provision of small holdings; and by the adoption of any other means which appear calculated to develop agricultural and rural industries;

(b) Forestry (including (1) the conducting of inquiries, experiments, and research for the purpose of promoting forestry and the teaching of methods of afforestation; (2) the purchase and planting of land found after inquiry to be suitable for afforestation);

(c) The reclamation and drainage of land;

(d) The general improvement of rural transport (including the making of light railways, but not including the construction or improvement of roads);

(e) The construction and improvement of harbours;

(f) The construction and improvement of inland navigation;

(g) The development and improvement of fisheries;

and for any other purpose calculated to promote the economic development of the United Kingdom.

In regard to these purposes the powers of the Ministry of Agriculture relating to transport have been transferred to the Ministry of Transport by 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 50, s. 2, and relating to Forestry to the Forestry Commissioners by 9 &10 Geo. 5, c. 58.

S. 6 contains a definition of 'agricultural and rural industries,' and the Commissioners can acquire (s. 5) land compulsorily in accordance with the Schedule to the Act.