Regulation 3 Membership of the panel

(1)

The panel shall consist of—

(a)

a chairperson; and

(b)

not more than four or less than two other panel members, as appears to the Department to be appropriate.

(2)

The following persons shall not be a chairperson or a panel member—

(a)

a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly^f1;

(b)

a member of the House of Lords;

(c)

a member of Parliament;

(d)

a member of the Parliament of the European Union;

(e)

a member of a council; or

(f)

a person who is disqualified from being or becoming a councillor^f2.

Annotations

f1: Within the meaning of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47)
f2: See section 4 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c.9) (N.I.)