Regulation 12
SCHEDULE 2Independent Panel Member
1. The independent panel member shall be appointed on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Chief Constable with the approval of the Policing Board.
2. In making a nomination the Board shall satisfy itself that the person is either:—
(a)a barrister; or
(b)has substantial experience of working with personnel matters.
3. A person is disqualified from being the independent panel member if he has at any time been convicted in Northern Ireland or elsewhere of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not).
4. A person shall not be nominated as an independent panel member if he is a serving or former member of the police, the Police Authority, the staff of the Police Authority, the Policing Board, the staff of the Policing Board, or the police support staff.