Sch 9 para 3
After paragraph 1 insert— Appointment of members (1A) (1) The non-executive members of the Office are to be appointed by the Secretary of State. (2) A person who is a non-executive member must not be an employee of the Office (but may have been such an employee before appointment as a non-executive member). (1B) (1) The employee members of the Office are to be appointed from the staff of the Office by the non-executive members. (2) If the non-executive members propose to appoint an employee member, the Director General must recommend a person to the non-executive members for appointment. (3) The Director General may also recommend a person to the non-executive members for appointment as an employee member without any proposal having been made under sub-paragraph (2). (4) On a recommendation of a person for appointment under sub-paragraph (2) or (3), the non-executive members may— (a) appoint the person, or (b) reject the recommendation. (5) If the non-executive members reject a recommendation they may require the Director General to recommend another person for appointment (in which case this sub-paragraph applies again and so on until somebody is appointed).