2.—(1) The Council shall consist of—
(a)the Archbishop of Armagh or a person nominated by him;
(b)the Bishops of Clogher, Derry, Down and Connor, Dromore and Kilmore or, in each case, a person nominated by that Bishop;
(c)14 persons appointed by the Archbishop and Bishops mentioned in heads (a) and (b) acting jointly;
(d)8 persons appointed by the Head of the Department after consultation with the said Archbishop and Bishops;
(e)4 parents appointed in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) by the Council after consultation with the Head of the Department from amongst parents elected under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 5 to the principal Order to the Boards of Governors of Catholic maintained schools;
(f)4 assistant teachers appointed in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) by the Council after consultation with the Head of the Department from amongst assistant teachers elected under paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 5 to the principal Order to the Boards of Governors of Catholic maintained schools.
(2) For the purposes of appointments to the Council under sub-paragraph (1)(e) and (f) 15 parents and 15 assistant teachers shall be nominated by diocesan education committees established under paragraph 3 as follows, namely—
(a)3 parents and 3 assistant teachers shall be nominated by the diocesan education committee for the Archdiocese of Armagh;
(b)2 parents and 2 assistant teachers shall be nominated by the diocesan education committee for the dioceses of Clogher and Kilmore;
(c)3 parents and 3 assistant teachers shall be nominated by the diocesan education committee for the diocese of Derry;
(d)5 parents and 5 assistant teachers shall be nominated by the diocesan education committee for the diocese of Down and Connor;
(e)2 parents and 2 assistant teachers shall be nominated by the diocesan education committee for the diocese of Dromore,
and the persons nominated by each diocesan education committee shall, as equitably as possible, represent the interests of primary schools and of secondary schools within the area of that committee.
(3) The persons appointed to the Council under sub-paragraph (1)(e) and (f) shall be chosen by the Council from amongst those nominated under sub-paragraph (2) and shall be so chosen as to represent as equitably as possible the interests of both primary and secondary schools and the interests of each of the areas for which a diocesan education committee is appointed under paragraph 3.
(4) The Department may, after consultation with the Archbishop of Armagh, by order amend this paragraph.