Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Membership of Board | ||
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15. (1) The Board shall comprise the following members: | ||
(a) a chairperson; | ||
(b) 8 ordinary members. | ||
(2) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister. | ||
(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (11) and section 17 (5), the Minister shall appoint the members of the Board from among such persons as are recommended by the Service in accordance with section 16 for appointment as such members. | ||
(4) The Board shall be comprised of— | ||
(a) at least one member having sufficient experience and expertise relating to the matters specified in paragraph (a) of section 16 (3), | ||
(b) at least one member having sufficient experience and expertise relating to the matters specified in paragraph (b) of section 16 (3), and | ||
(c) at least one member having sufficient experience and expertise relating to the matters specified in paragraph (c) of section 16 (3). | ||
(5) The Minister shall, in so far as practicable, endeavour to ensure that among the members of the Board there is an equitable balance between men and women. | ||
(6) Subject to subsection (7), the chairperson of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister from among the members of the Board. | ||
(7) The Minister may, before the coming into operation of this section, designate a person to be appointed as the first chairperson of the Board. | ||
(8) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of this section, a person stands designated under subsection (7), that person shall, on such coming into operation, stand appointed as the first chairperson of the Board. | ||
(9) The Minister may, before the coming into operation of this section, designate persons to be appointed as the first ordinary members of the Board. | ||
(10) Where, immediately before the coming into operation of this section, a person stands designated under subsection (9), that person shall, on such coming into operation, stand appointed as an ordinary member of the Board. | ||
(11) Subsection (3) shall not apply in respect of— | ||
(a) the designation of a person as the first chairperson of the Board under subsection (7), or | ||
(b) the designation of persons as the first ordinary members of the Board under subsection (9). |