SCHEDULE 5 The Parole Board: Supplementary Provisions
F1 Membership
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(1)
The Board shall consist of a chairman and not less than four other members appointed by the Secretary of State.
(2)
The Board shall include among its members—
(a)
a person who holds or has held judicial office;
(b)
a registered medical practitioner who is a psychiatrist;
(c)
a person appearing to the Secretary of State to have knowledge and experience of the supervision or after-care of discharged prisoners; and
(d)
a person appearing to the Secretary of State to have made a study of the causes of delinquency or the treatment of offenders.
(3)
A member of the Board—
(a)
shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment;
(b)
may resign his office by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of State;
and a person who ceases to hold office as a member of the Board shall be eligible for re-appointment.