# Housing Act 1988, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1988/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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