[F13.—(1) No person shall be appointed to hold office as chairman or other member for a term of less than 5 years or for a term of more than 7 years.N.I.
[F2(1A) No person shall be appointed to hold office as chairman or other member except—
(a)in accordance with the code and such other guidance as may be published from time to time under Article 3(2) of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (Northern Ireland) Order 1995; and
(b)on the basis of the application of objective, transparent and published criteria which ensures that the candidate has the necessary skills and experience for the relevant position.]
(2) If a person who is on the Authority's staff, is appointed as chairman or other member, the Department of Finance and Personnel may make the appointment subject to the condition that the appointment will end if that person ceases to be on the Authority's staff.
(3) The appointment of a person as chairman or other member may be renewed only once.
(4) To ensure continuity of the functioning of the Authority, the Department of Finance and Personnel shall ensure that there is a rotation of the Authority's membership. To do this, that Department shall appoint members so that their terms of office will not all expire at the same time.
(5) A person holding office as chairman or other member may resign that office by giving notice in writing to the Department of Finance and Personnel.
(6) A person holding office as chairman or other member may only be removed from office by the Department of Finance and Personnel, and on one of the following grounds only—
(a)a breach of paragraph 2A;
(b)incapacity; or
(c)misbehaviour.]
F1Sch. 1 para. 3 substituted (15.4.2011) by Gas and Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/155), reg. 45(b)
F2Sch. 1 para. 3(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Electricity (Internal Markets) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/307), regs. 1, 31(b)