# The Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, Paragraph 1


(1) The SEM Committee shall consist of—
(a) not more than 3 persons (“Authority members”) appointed by the Department after consultation with the Authority;
(b) not more than 3 persons (“CER members”) appointed by the Department with the approval of the Irish Minister; and
(c) a person (“the independent member”) appointed by the Department with the approval of the Irish Minister and after consultation with the Authority.
(2) An Authority member must be a member of, or a member of the staff of, the Authority.
(3) A CER member must be a member of CER.
(4) The Department may, with the approval of the Irish Minister and after consultation with the Authority, appoint a person (“the deputy independent member”) who—
(a) may attend and take part in meetings of the SEM Committee; but
(b) may not vote on any matter except in the absence of the independent member.
(5) Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 apply in relation to the deputy independent member as they apply in relation to the independent member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110800721/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-single-wholesale-market-northern-ireland-order-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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