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Paragraph 2 I1

(1)

The Board is to consist of a chairman and not less than F1five other members appointed by the Secretary of State.

(2)

The Board must include among its members—

(a)

a person who holds or has held judicial office;

(b)

a registered medical practitioner who is a psychiatrist;

(c)

a person appearing to the Secretary of State to have knowledge and experience of the supervision or after-care of discharged prisoners; F2...

(d)

a person appearing to the Secretary of State to have made a study of the causes of delinquency or the treatment of offendersF3; and

(e)

a person appearing to the Secretary of State to have experience of law enforcement in a part of the United Kingdom.

F4(2A)

“Law enforcement” means the prevention, detection or investigation of offences.

(3)

A member of the Board—

(a)

holds and vacates office in accordance with the terms of his appointment;

(b)

may resign his office by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of State;

and a person who ceases to hold office as a member of the Board is eligible for re-appointment.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in Sch. 19 para. 2(1) substituted (3.2.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 74(2), 81(2); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 3(d)

F2

Word in Sch. 19 para. 2(2)(c) omitted (3.2.2025) by virtue of Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 74(3)(a), 81(2); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 3(d)

F3

Sch. 19 para. 2(2)(e) and word inserted (3.2.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 74(3)(b), 81(2); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 3(d)

F4

Sch. 19 para. 2(2A) inserted (3.2.2025) by Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (c. 21), ss. 74(4), 81(2); S.I. 2025/95, reg. 3(d)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 19 wholly in force at 4.4.2005; Sch. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 336(3); Sch. 19 in force for certain purposes at 26.1.2004 by S.I. 2003/3282, art. 2, Sch.; Sch. 19 in force in so far as not already in force at 4.4.2005 by S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 41 (subject to art. 2(2), Sch. 2)