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Paragraph 3 MembersI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission must appoint—

(a)

legal members of the Board;

(b)

medical members of the Board, and

(c)

ordinary members of the Board.

(2)

A person may be appointed as a legal member of the Board only if that person is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland of at least 5 years' standing.

(3)

A person may be appointed as a medical member of the Board only if that person is a registered medical practitioner.

(4)

A person may be appointed as an ordinary member of the Board only if it appears to the Department that the person has appropriate knowledge or experience.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 24.2.2020, see reg. 1(2)(c)