Cultural and Creative Industries Act 2017
9Appointment of expert panel
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9 Appointment of expert panel
(1) Subject to section 6 , the Secretary is to appoint an expert panel to consider an application or group of applications.
(2) The Secretary is to appoint an expert panel by appointing an uneven number of persons to be members of the expert panel.
(3) A person appointed under subsection (2) –
(a) is to be selected from the register of experts established under section 8 ; and
(b) is to be a person who, in the opinion of the Secretary, has experience or expertise relevant to the consideration of the application.
(4) The Secretary must not direct, or attempt to influence, an expert panel in the performance or exercise of the functions or powers of the expert panel under this Act.