{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991/schedule-5/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991/schedule-5/paragraph-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1991/53",
  "legislation_title": "Criminal Justice Act 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-act-1991",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Board shall consist of a chairman and not less than four other members appointed by the Secretary of State.\n(2) The Board shall include among its members—\n(a) a person who holds or has held judicial office;\n(b) a registered medical practitioner who is a psychiatrist;\n(c) a person appearing to the Secretary of State to have knowledge and experience of the supervision or after-care of discharged prisoners; and\n(d) a person appearing to the Secretary of State to have made a study of the causes of delinquency or the treatment of offenders.\n(3) A member of the Board—\n(a) shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment;\n(b) may resign his office by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of State;\nand a person who ceases to hold office as a member of the Board shall be eligible for re-appointment.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 substituted (1.7.1996) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(2), Sch. 10 para.70; S.I. 1996/1608, art.2 (S.I. 1996/1530 having been revoked by that instrument)"
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/53/schedule/5/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:55.708645+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}