Provided that, if such a meeting fails to elect the required number of members, the council may appoint them. (9) The Minister may, if he considers it expedient, designate a ward development committee or a village development committee as an environment subcommittee for purposes of this section. (10) The council shall ensure that the boundaries of the area for which every environment subcommittee is appointed in terms of subsection (6) coincide with the boundaries of one or more wards or villages of the council area.”. 3. In section 159 in subsection (2) by the deletion from paragraph (d) of “village development committees and”. PART IX URBAN COUNCILS ACT [Chapter 29:15] In section 181 by the deletion from subsection (1) of “Natural Resources Act [Chapter 20:13]” and the substitution of “Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27]”. DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS VERITAS MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF RELIABLE INFORMATION, BUT CANNOT TAKE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION SUPPLIED. 78