3. a. There is hereby established within the Department of Community Affairs an Advisory Board on Carnival-Amusement Ride Safety to consist of 13 members, of whom two shall be representatives of the carnival-amusement ride manufacturers, one shall be a representative of the owners and operators of mobile carnival-amusement rides, one shall be a representative of the owners and operators of carnival-amusement rides that are at a fixed location, one shall be a representative of the owners and operators of water parks, one shall be an owner or operator of an amusement park or enterprise, one shall be a representative of the insurance underwriters, one shall be a licensed professional engineer, four shall be public members, and one shall be a representative of the Department of Community Affairs who shall be appointed by the commissioner. The 12 citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Governor shall designate the chairman and vice-chairman of the advisory board.

b. Of the nine members first to be appointed by the Governor, three shall be appointed for terms of two years, three for terms of three years, and three for terms of four years. All appointments thereafter, including but not limited to the members added by P.L.2001, c.166, shall be made for terms of four years. All members so appointed shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and shall qualify, and any vacancy occurring among the appointed members of the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term and the appointee shall serve until a successor is appointed and shall qualify. For the purposes of this section, the member representing owners and operators of water parks shall be the successor to the member who is the owner or operator of a registered fair and shall be appointed only upon the expiration of the term of that member, unless a vacancy in that seat occurs sooner, in which case a representative of the owners and operators of water parks shall be appointed to fill the vacancy.

L.1975,c.105,s.3; amended 1998, c.10, s.1; 2001, c.166, s.2.