Cap. 602 Art. 64Establishment of Board of Appeal.     Cap. 12.

(1) There shall be a Board of Appeal which shall consist of three members as follows:

(a) a Chairperson who shall have a warrant to practise the profession of advocate in Malta for at least five years; and

(b) two persons who shall have at least five years of professional experience in the welfare of minors.

(2) The members of the Board of Appeal shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of three years and may be removed from office by the Minister on grounds of inability to perform the functions of their office or for misbehaviour.

(3) A member of the Board of Appeal may be challenged or may abstain for any of the reasons for which a judge may be challenged or may abstain in accordance with article 734 of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

(4) When a member of the Board of Appeal recuses himself or abstains in accordance with the foregoing sub-article, the Minister shall appoint another person to sit as a member on the Board of Appeal in substitution of the said member and for the appeal for which such member recused himself or abstained.

(5) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed or continue to hold office as a member of the Board of Appeal if that person is a Judge, a Magistrate, a member of the House of Representatives or of a Local Council, or a candidate for election to the House of Representatives or a Local Council.