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| Made | 19th June 2007 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 21st June 2007 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st October 2007 |
Selection of chairman of the Board
3.
The Lord Chancellor shall select one of the members of the Board to be its chairman.
Term of office for members of the Board
4.
—(1) The members of the Board shall be appointed for a fixed term of office not exceeding four years.
(2) On the expiry of a member's term of office the Lord Chancellor, or where the member appointed under paragraph (1) is a judge of the court, the Lord Chief Justice in consultation with the Lord Chancellor, may, subject to paragraph (3), re-appoint that member to serve a further fixed term not exceeding four years.
(3) A member may not be re-appointed more than once.
Term of office of chairman of the Board
5.
—(1) The member selected to be the chairman of the Board shall be appointed by the Lord Chancellor to hold that office for a fixed term not exceeding four years.
(2) On the expiry of a member's first term of office as chairman, the Lord Chancellor may re-appoint that member to serve a further fixed term not exceeding four years as chairman.
(3) Regulation 4 does not prevent a member who has been appointed or re-appointed as chairman from serving for the duration of that appointment or re-appointment.
(4) The chairman of the Board may resign from that office at any time by giving notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor.
(5) Where the Lord Chancellor gives notice in writing under regulation 6 suspending or removing the chairman's membership of the Board, his term of office as chairman shall also be suspended or cease from the date on which the notice is given by the Lord Chancellor.
Resignation, suspension and removal of members of the Board who are not judges of the court
6.
—(1) This regulation has effect in relation to a member of the Board who is not a judge of the court.
(2) A member of the Board may resign his office at any time by giving notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor.
(3) The Lord Chancellor may, by giving notice in writing, suspend or remove from office a member of the Board on any of the following grounds—
(4) Where the Lord Chancellor gives notice in writing suspending or removing a member from office, that member's term of office shall be suspended or cease, as the case may be, from the date on which the notice is given by the Lord Chancellor.
Procedure of the Board
7.
—(1) The Board must decide the number of its members, not being fewer than half of its full membership, that will constitute a quorum.
(2) Where a decision of the Board is to be made by voting—
(3) Meetings of the Board shall be presided over by—
Validity of proceedings of the Board
8.
Proceedings of the Board shall not be invalidated by any of the following reasons—
Meeting open to the public
9.
The Board must hold at least one meeting each year that is open to members of the public to attend.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Catherine Ashton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Ministry of Justice
19th June 2007
