Regulation 3 Membership of the Technical Advisory BoardI1

The Technical Advisory Board must consist of at least thirteen members F1....

F2At least six members must be persons holding an office, rank or position with either—

The members to whom paragraph (2) applies must be persons with sufficient knowledge and experience to be likely effectively to represent the interests of persons on whom obligations may be imposed by virtue of retention notices under Part 4 of the Act, national security notices under section 252 of the Act or technical capability notices under section 253 of the Act.

F3At least six members must be persons holding an office, rank or position with either—

The members to whom paragraph (4) applies must be persons with sufficient knowledge and experience to be likely effectively to represent the interests of persons entitled to apply for warrants under Part 2, 5, 6 or 7 of the Act, or authorisations under Part 3 of the Act.

One member must be appointed, and two further members may be appointed, who are not persons to whom paragraph (2) or (4) applies.

One such member must be appointed chair and one other such member may be appointed deputy chair.

So far as is reasonably practicable, the Technical Advisory Board must consist of an equal number of members to whom paragraph (2) applies and members to whom paragraph (4) applies.