PART 1

THE INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION BOARD

Independent status

Independence and openness
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1
The Board shall not, in the exercise of its functions, be subject to the direction or control of—
a
the Assembly; or
b
the Commission.
2
A Board member is not a member of the staff of the Assembly.
3
The Board shall—
a
act in such a manner that its decisions and its reasons for those decisions are readily ascertainable;
b
publish such information as will enable the public to be kept informed about its activities.
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Subsection (3) does not prevent the Board from—
a
considering a matter in private,
b
maintaining the privacy of its consideration of that matter, or
c
refraining from publishing material relating to that matter,
if, in the opinion of the Board, the nature of that matter makes it appropriate to do so.
Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (17.9.2025) by Assembly Members (Independent Remuneration Board) Act (Northern Ireland) 2025 (c. 5), ss. 7(3)(a), 10
Words in Act (except Sch. 5) substituted (17.9.2025) by Assembly Members (Independent Remuneration Board) Act (Northern Ireland) 2025 (c. 5), ss. 7(3)(b), 10