17 Membership etc of the Consumer Panel
Communications Act 2003 (2003 c 21) | Legislation

17  Membership etc of the Consumer Panel

(1)     The members of the Consumer Panel shall be appointed by OFCOM and shall comprise a chairman and such other members as OFCOM may determine.

(2)     The approval of the Secretary of State is required for the appointment of a person to be the chairman or to be another member of the Panel.

(3)     In appointing persons to be members of the Consumer Panel, OFCOM must secure that, for each of the following parts of the United Kingdom—

(a)     England,

(b)     Scotland,

(c)     Wales, and

(d)     Northern Ireland,

there is a different member of the Panel capable of representing the interests and opinions of persons living in that part of the United Kingdom.

(4)     In appointing persons to be members of the Consumer Panel, OFCOM must secure, so far as practicable, that the Panel are able to give informed advice about matters referable to each of the following—

(a)     the interests of persons living in rural areas;

(b)     the interests of persons living in urban areas;

(c)     the interests of small businesses;

(d)     the interests of disadvantaged persons, persons with low incomes

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