1.—(1) The Executive shall consist of[F1 ten] persons appointed by the head of the Department of whom [F24] shall be[F3 members of the Council].N.I.
[F3(1A) The Council shall, in accordance with such procedure as the Department may direct, nominate such number of persons who are members of the Council as the Department may determine for consideration for appointment as members of the Executive.]
(2) The head of the Department shall appoint a member of the Executive to be its chairman and another member to be vice-chairman.
F2Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(1) substituted (31.7.2010) by Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 9), ss. 12, 19(1); S.R. 2010/251, art. 2