5.—(1) Where appointments are to be made of independent members, the council shall nominate persons willing to be candidates for appointment.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed with the Policing Board, the number of persons to be nominated under sub-paragraph (1) on any occasion shall be twice the number of appointments to be made of independent members.
(3) The council shall notify the Policing Board of—
(a)the name of each person nominated by it under sub-paragraph (1); and
(b)such other information regarding those persons as it considers appropriate.
(4) A person shall not be nominated under sub-paragraph (1) if that person—
(a)is disqualified for membership of the PCSP; or
(b)has not made a declaration against terrorism.
(5) Where the number of persons nominated by the council is less than twice the number of appointments to be made, the Policing Board may itself nominate such number of candidates as, when added to the number nominated by the council, equals twice the number of appointments to be made.
(6) If the Policing Board does so, paragraph 4(2) shall have effect as if those persons had been nominated by the council.