2.—(1) The members of an industrial training board shall be appointed by the Department and, subject to the provisions of this Order, section 18(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to such appointments.N.I.
(2) An industrial training board shall consist of the following members—
(a)a chairman, who shall be a person appearing to the Department to have industrial, commercial or educational experience;
[F1(b)an equal number of persons appearing to the Department to be representative—
(i)of employers engaging in the industry; and
(ii)of employees in the industry;]
(c)one or more persons who shall be appointed after consultation with the Department of Education.
[F2(2A) The Minister shall consult—
(a)such organisations representative of employers as appear to the Minister to be appropriate about the arrangements for making an appointment under sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i);
(b)such organisations representative of employees as appear to the Minister to be appropriate about the arrangements for making an appointment under sub-paragraph (2)(b)(ii).]
(3) The Department may appoint as chairman under head (a) of subparagraph (2) one of the members appointed under head (b) or (c) and in that event the Department shall, after such consultation as the case may require, appoint a further person in place of the member appointed as chairman.
(4) An industrial training order may make provision with respect to the tenure of office of persons appointed under sub-paragraph (2).
F1Sch. 2 para. 2(2)(b) substituted (3.8.2010) by Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 12), ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(1)
F2Sch. 2 para. 2(2A) inserted (3.8.2010) by Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 12), ss. 7(1), 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)
3.—(1) The Department, the Department of Education and, if the Department thinks fit in any particular case, any other government department may each appoint one person to attend meetings of an industrial training board.N.I.
(2) Persons appointed under this paragraph shall be entitled to participate in the proceedings of the industrial training board and to receive copies of all documents distributed to the members of the board but shall not have the right to vote in any such proceedings.
(3) Section 18(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to appointments under this paragraph.
4.—(1) An industrial training board shall pay to the chairman of the board such remuneration (if any) as the Department may, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, determine.N.I.
(2) An industrial training board may pay to the chairman and the other members of the board—
(a)such travelling, subsistence or other allowances as the board may determine; and
(b)such allowances for loss of remunerative time as the Department may, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, determine.
(3) An industrial training board may make such arrangements for the payment of pensions, superannuation allowances and gratuities to or in respect of the chairman of the board as the Department may, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, determine.
(4) Where a person ceases to be the chairman of an industrial training board otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office, and it appears to the board that there are special circumstances which make it right for him to receive compensation, the board may make him a payment of such amount as the board may, with the approval of the Department and the Department of Finance and Personnel, determine.