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Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007

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1(1)The Council is to consist of the following members—

(a)a chairman (“the Council Chairman”) appointed by the Secretary of State,

(b)the chairman of each territorial committee, and

(c)such other members as may be appointed by the Secretary of State.

(2)In this Schedule—

(a)references to executive members of the Council are to the members of the Council appointed from the staff of the Council, and

(b)references to non-executive members of the Council are to the members of the Council who are not executive members.

(3)The Council Chairman must be a non-executive member of the Council.

(4)The persons appointed under sub-paragraph (1)(c) may include one or both of the following—

(a)a member of the Consumer Panel established by the Financial Services Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8) nominated for the appointment by that Panel after consultation with the Council Chairman and the Financial Services Authority;

(b)a member of the Consumer Panel established by the Office of Communications under the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21) nominated for the appointment by that Panel after consultation with the Council Chairman and the Office of Communications.

(5)Nothing in sub-paragraph (4) prevents the Secretary of State from appointing under sub-paragraph (1)(c) a person who is a member of either Panel but is not the subject of a nomination for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4).

(6)A person may be appointed under sub-paragraph (1)(c) only if—

(a)in the case of an appointment of a non-executive member, the Secretary of State has consulted the Council Chairman about the appointment;

(b)in the case of an appointment of an executive member, the person has been nominated by the Council Chairman for appointment to the Council.

(7)In making appointments to the Council under sub-paragraph (1)(c) the Secretary of State must secure that a majority of the members of the Council are non-executive members.

(8)In making appointments to the Council, the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of including among the members of the Council one or more persons with experience of work among, and the special needs of, disabled persons.

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