SCHEDULES

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.