5(1)The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is to appoint a person as the President of the Board.N.I.
(2)The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is to appoint such persons to serve as the other judicial members of the Board as the President considers necessary, but with the number subject to the approval of the Executive Office.
(3)A person may be appointed under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) only if the person holds or has held office—
(a)as a judge of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland, or
(b)as a judge or deputy judge of a county court in Northern Ireland.
(4)The Executive Office is to appoint such number of persons to serve as the other members of the Board as the Executive Office considers necessary.
(5)A person may be appointed under sub-paragraph (4) only if the person has professional qualifications or experience in the field of health or social care which the Executive Office considers relevant.
(6)The President has responsibility for ensuring the efficient and effective discharge of the Board's functions.
(7)The Department may pay to or in respect of the President and each other member of the Board such remuneration, such allowances, and such sums for the provision of a pension as the Executive Office determines.
(8)The Department may reimburse the President and each other member of the Board for such expenses as the member reasonably incurs in acting as such.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 27.3.2020 by S.R. 2020/48, art. 2(b)