 | "7. Where the NCIS Service Authority is to consist of eleven members by virtue of section 1, then in addition to the eight core members- |
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(a) one of the members shall be a person appointed under this paragraph in accordance with paragraph 7A, |
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(b) one shall be a person appointed under this paragraph in accordance with paragraph 7B, and |
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(c) one shall be a member of the Security Service appointed by the Secretary of State under this paragraph. |
| 7A. - (1) Where an appointment falls to be made in accordance with this paragraph the Secretary of State shall, after consultation with the Scottish Ministers, decide whether the person appointed must be- |
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(a) a chief constable of a police force in Scotland, |
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(b) a member of a police authority for an area in Scotland, or |
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(2) Where such a decision is made- |
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(a) if the member must be within sub-paragraph (1)(a), he shall be appointed by the chief constables of police forces in Scotland, from among their number; |
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(b) if the member must be within sub-paragraph (1)(b), he shall be appointed by the members of police authorities for areas in Scotland, from among their number; and |
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(c) if the member must be within sub-paragraph (1)(c), he shall be appointed by the Scottish Ministers. |
| 7B. - (1) Where an appointment falls to be made in accordance with this paragraph the Secretary of State shall decide whether the person appointed must be- |
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(a) a person holding at least the rank of deputy chief constable in the Police Service of Northern Ireland, |
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(b) a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, or |
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(2) Where such a determination is made- |
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(a) if the member must be within sub-paragraph (1)(a), he shall be appointed by the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; |
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(b) if the member must be within sub-paragraph (1)(b), he shall be appointed by the members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, from among their number; and |
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(c) if the member must be within sub-paragraph (1)(c), he shall be appointed by the Secretary of State." |