Compensation Board
101.—(1)  For the purpose of determining disputes as to any entitlement to, or the quantum of, compensation payable under this Part for the mobilisation of any Auxiliary Police Force, there must be constituted a Compensation Board consisting of —
(a)the president or a deputy president of a Compensation Board; and
(b)2 other members selected by the president or deputy president from a panel of members constituted in accordance with this section.
(2)  The president and every deputy president of a Compensation Board are to be appointed by the Minister for a period of 2 years and are eligible for re‑appointment, but no person is eligible for appointment unless he or she possesses the qualifications required for a District Judge under section 9(3) of the State Courts Act 1970 or is a District Judge appointed under section 9(1) of that Act.
[5/2014]
(3)  The Minister may appoint any number of deputy presidents that the Minister thinks fit.
(4)  For the purpose of enabling a Compensation Board to be constituted, there must be a panel of not more than 20 persons, each of whom must be appointed by the Minister for a period of 2 years and is eligible for re‑appointment.
(5)  No person is eligible to be appointed or to remain the president, or a deputy president or a member of the panel if he or she —
(a)is an undischarged bankrupt;
(b)has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding 6 months and has not received a free pardon; or
(c)has a mental disorder and is incapable of managing himself or herself or his or her affairs.
[21/2008]
(6)  Where a person ceases to be a member of the panel, the Minister has to, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take steps to fill the vacancy, but the existence of any vacancy in the panel does not invalidate the acts of any Compensation Board.
(7)  The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a member of the panel.
(8)  There are to be paid to the president, deputy presidents and members of a Compensation Board such emoluments as the Minister may determine.
[10/2015]
(9)  Every president, deputy president and member of a Compensation Board, when and so long as he or she is serving on the Compensation Board, is deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871 and enjoys the same judicial immunity as is enjoyed by a District Judge.