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Appeals officers.
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17.— (1) The Minister may appoint one or more persons to be appeals officers.
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(2) A person shall be a practising barrister or practising solicitor of not less than 7 years’ standing to be appointed as an appeals officer.
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(3) An appeals officer shall—
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(a) hold office for a term of 3 years and shall be eligible for re-appointment as such an officer,
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(b) subject to this Act, be independent in the performance of his or her functions, and
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(c) be paid such remuneration and allowances for expenses as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, determine.
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(4) An appeals officer may—
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(a) resign from office by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect on the date on which the Minister receives the letter,
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(b) be removed from office by the Minister if, in the opinion of the Minister, the appeals officer has become incapable through ill-health of effectively performing his or her functions under this Act or has committed stated misbehaviour.
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