Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003

Chapter 2

Composition of Board

Membership of Board.

56.—(1) The members of the Board (including the chairperson and the chief executive) shall be such number, not more than 11, as the Minister considers appropriate from time to time.

(2) Each member of the Board shall be a person who, in the Minister's opinion, has experience in a field of expertise relevant to the Board's functions.

(3) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister as soon as may be after the establishment day.

(4) Except as provided for by subsection (3), the members of the Board shall be appointed from time to time as occasion requires by the Minister.

(5) Of the members of the Board—

(a) 2 shall be persons nominated for such appointment by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (or any successor of it),

(b) 1 shall be a person nominated for such appointment by the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (or any successor of it),

(c) 1 shall be a person nominated for such appointment by the Irish Insurance Federation (or any successor of it).

(6) The chief executive, the Director of Consumer Affairs and the Consumer Director of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority shall each be a member of the Board.

(7) The Minister shall, in so far as is practicable, ensure an equitable balance between the numbers of members of the Board who are women and the number of them who are men.

(8) The Minister when appointing a member shall fix such member's period of membership which shall not exceed 5 years and, subject to this section, membership shall be on such terms as the Minister may determine.

(9) The members of the Board (including the chairperson and the vice-chairperson) may be paid such remuneration and allowances as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may determine.