(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations, which revoke the Northern Ireland Policing Board (Prescribed Period) Regulations 2000, prescribe the period of 15 days as the period during which the process of appointing political members to the Northern ireland Policing Board should be completed. They also provide for a period of three days during which a political party’s nominating officer should make a nomination and the nominated person should take up office. Where a vacancy arises because of resignation or disqualification, the Regulations provide for a further period of three days during which the vacancy should be filled if the relevant nominating officer fails to nominate or the nominated person does not take up office.