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1(1)The Delivery Authority is to have a board of directors consisting of—
(a)a chair appointed by the Sponsor Body,
(b)at least 4 persons appointed by the Delivery Authority as non-executive directors,
(c)up to 2 persons appointed by the Sponsor Body as non-executive directors, and
(d)at least 2 persons appointed by the Delivery Authority as executive directors.
(2)A person may be appointed as chair only with the consent of the House Commissions.
(3)A person may not be appointed as a director of the Delivery Authority if the person is—
(a)a member of either House of Parliament,
(b)a Minister of the Crown,
(c)a member of either of the House Commissions,
(d)a member of the Sponsor Body, or
(e)a member of the Estimates Commission.
(4)But sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (d) does not apply in relation to the appointment of a person within sub-paragraph (1)(c).
(5)The number of non-executive directors appointed by the Delivery Authority must be greater than the number of executive directors.
(6)A person who is an executive director is a member of the Delivery Authority’s staff.
(7)A person may be appointed as a director of the Delivery Authority only—
(a)if the Sponsor Body consents to the appointment, and
(b)in the case of a non-executive director, if the person has been selected on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
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