2. The Welsh Ministers will ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place for the selection and appointment of persons as members and that those arrangements take into account —
(a)the principles from time to time laid down by the Commissioner for Public Appointments and in the Welsh Minister’s Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies;
(b)the requirement that the selection and appointment be open and transparent;
(c)the requirement of fair and open competition in the selection and appointment; and
(d)the need to ensure that successful candidates meet the relevant eligibility requirements set out in Schedule 2 and that they meet the selection criteria and standards of competence applied by the Board.