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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2N.I.THE SEM COMMITTEE

MembershipN.I.

1.—(1) The SEM Committee shall consist of—N.I.

(a)not more than 3 persons (“Authority members”) appointed by the Department after consultation with the Authority;

(b)not more than 3 persons (“CER members”) appointed by the Department with the approval of the Irish Minister; and

(c)a person (“the independent member”) appointed by the Department with the approval of the Irish Minister and after consultation with the Authority.

(2) An Authority member must be a member of, or a member of the staff of, the Authority.

(3) A CER member must be a member of CER.

[F1(3A) A person appointed as a member of the SEM Committee shall not—

(a)carry out any activity or have any financial or other interest that might compromise or might reasonably be seen to compromise that person’s impartiality; F2...

(b)seek or take any instructions from any person or body that might compromise or might reasonably be seen to compromise the independence of that person as a member of the SEM Committee[F3;or]

[F4(c)disclose information which is subject to a duty of confidentiality either while holding office or after holding office.]]

(4) The Department may, with the approval of the Irish Minister and after consultation with the Authority, appoint a person (“the deputy independent member”) who—

(a)may attend and take part in meetings of the SEM Committee; but

(b)may not vote on any matter except in the absence of the independent member.

(5) [F5Sub-paragraph (3A) and paragraphs 2, 3 and 4] apply in relation to the deputy independent member as they apply in relation to the independent member.

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