Cap. 516 Art. 3Establishment of the Offender Assessment Board.

(1) There shall be established a Board to be known as the

"Offender Assessment Board" which shall discharge the functions conferred on it by this Act and such other functions as may be prescribed by regulations made under this Act, or by or under any other law:

(2) The Offender Assessment Board shall be composed of:

(a) a Chairman who shall be appointed by the Minister; and

(b) not less than two and not more than four members to be appointed by the Minister, who shall be accomplished professionals in related fields, such as Criminal Justice, Probation and the Social Sciences amongst others.

(3) The members of the Offender Assessment Board shall hold office for a period of five years and shall be re-eligible for appointment: Provided that upon the expiration of the abovementioned period, the members of the Offender Assessment Board shall remain in office until a new Board shall be appointed.

(4) The Minister shall also appoint substitutes for the Chairman and the members of the Offender Assessment Board to serve in cases where either the Chairman or any member of the Offender Assessment Board abstains or is prevented from acting. In that case the same conditions as those applicable to the Chairperson or members of the Board shall apply.

(5) Any member of the Offender Assessment Board having a direct or indirect personal interest on any matter being discussed by the Offender Assessment Board shall immediately declare his position to the Offender Assessment Board.

(6) The member of the Offender Assessment Board who has declared a conflict of interest shall renounce from taking any part in discussions relating to the particular case, and a substitute shall replace him with a view to address that same case.