Regulation 12 Community members
(1)
In these Regulations “community member” means a person who is appointed as a member by the committee (or by the authority under regulation 5(b)) and who is—
(a)
a person who lives or works in the community served by the unit (or, as the case may be, the group of units); or
(b)
a person who, in the opinion of the committee (or in the case of a community member appointed under regulation 5(b), the authority), is committed to the good government and success of the unit (or, as the case may be, the group of units).
(2)
A person is disqualified from appointment as a community member if he is—
(a)
eligible to be a staff member of the committee; or
(b)
an elected member of the authority.