Paragraph 2

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The members of the Corporation shall be—

(a)

not less than six nor more than eight persons appointed by the Secretary of State; and

(b)

the chief executive of the Corporation appointed under paragraph 7 below;

and the members appointed under paragraph (a) above are in this Schedule referred to as the “appointed members”.

(2)

Before appointing a person to be a member of the Corporation the Secretary of State shall satisfy himself that he will have no financial or other interest likely to affect prejudicially the exercise of his functions as a member; and the Secretary of State may require a person whom he proposes to appoint to give him such information as he considers necessary for that purpose.

Notes on Schedule 5

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 5 repealed (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, ss. 140, 152, Sch. 16 para. 73, Sch. 18 Pt. VI (with ss. 137(1), 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5