(1)There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
(2)The Commission shall consist of a Chief Commissioner and other Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of State.
(3)In making appointments under this section, the Secretary of State shall as far as practicable secure that the Commissioners, as a group, are representative of the community in Northern Ireland.
(4)Schedule 7 (which makes supplementary provision about the Commission) shall have effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 68 wholly in force at 1.3.1999; s. 68 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 101(3); s. 68 in force for certain purposes at 15.2.1999 and for all other purposes at 1.3.1999 by S.I. 1999/340, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1