167.—(1) Each board of management shall consist of a chairperson and 12 other members.

(2) ( a)  The Minister shall from time to time as occasion requires appoint a member of a board of management to be its chairperson.

( b)  Where the chairperson ceases during his or her term of office to be a member of the board, he or she shall thereupon also cease to be its chairperson.

( c)  The chairperson shall, unless he or she sooner dies, resigns, becomes disqualified or is removed from office, hold office as such chairperson until his or her term of office as a member of the board expires but, if reappointed as such a member, he or she shall be eligible for reappointment as chairperson.

(3) In appointing persons to be members of a board of management, the Minister shall have regard to the desirability of their having knowledge or experience of matters that come within the competence of such a board in the performance of its functions.

(4) Of the members of each board of management at least—

( a) one shall be an officer of the Minister,

( b) one shall be 1 [ an employee of the 1 [ Child and Family Agency ] ] nominated by the Minister for Health and Children,

( c) one shall be an officer of the 1 [ Minister for Education and Science ] nominated by that Minister,

( d) two shall be members of the staff of the children detention school or schools under the board’s management, and

( e) two shall be representative of persons living in the area of one or more than one of such schools.

(5) Members of a board of management shall be appointed for a term not exceeding 4 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.

(6) Members of a board of management shall act on a part-time basis.