7.—(1) The Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Board is to consist of the following members who are to be entitled to vote in its proceedings (“voting members”)—
(a)a chair appointed by the scheme manager; and
(b)at least 6, and no more than 16, persons appointed by the chair with the approval of the scheme manager.
(2) The chair cannot be an employer representative or a member representative(1).
(3) Equal numbers of employer representatives and member representatives must be appointed under paragraph (1)(b), including a departmental finance director who is to be treated as an employer representative.
(4) The chair may, with the approval of the scheme manager, appoint up to 4 members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Board, who are not to be entitled to vote in its proceedings (“non-voting members”).
(5) A non-voting member cannot be an employer representative or a member representative.
(6) A member of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Board is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of that member’s appointment.
(7) In this regulation, “departmental finance director” means—
(a)an accounting officer appointed by the Department under section 9(6) of the Government Resources and Accounts Act (NI) 2001(2); or
(b)a civil servant(3)who has responsibility for the financial management of a government department.
()See section 5(7) of the Act for the meaning of “employer representatives” and “member representatives”
See Schedule 1, paragraph 1 to the Act for the meaning of “civil servants”