26.5 The BIIU Nomination Unit with the support of the Independent Vetting Firm shall conduct an integrity check of all candidates to become a Director to ensure that each candidate:

(a) meets the high standards of conduct, reputation and integrity required of a Director;

(b) has been and is in full compliance with the IBA Conflict of Interest Policy and is free of any actual major Conflict of Interest;

(c) is not a direct relative to an IBA Official or to a person employed to or engaged by IBA Head Office, which could be prejudicial to his/her position as Director of IBA or could cause a Conflict of Interest.

26.6 The criteria to be used to assess if a candidate meets the criteria listed under article
26.5 above shall include, without limitation, whether the person:

(a) is or has been convicted of a criminal offence, is or has been sanctioned for a breach of the Constitution, the Regulations, the IOC’s Code of Ethics, anti- doping regulations adopted pursuant to the World Anti-Doping Code or any of its national derivatives, or is the subject of a current or pending prosecution or proceedings for the commission of such an offence or breach, provided however that such conviction or sanction is likely to result in adverse findings being made about the person’s credibility, integrity, honesty or reputation;

(b) is or has been a bankrupt or otherwise insolvent under the law of the candidate’s place of domicile;

(c) is barred from conducting business in any country worldwide;

(d) has his/her credibility, integrity, honesty or reputation undermined or having been brought into disrepute, resulting in the risk that his or her association with IBA, or continued association, has or is likely to affect the reputation or the interests of the sport of boxing or of IBA; or

(e) is unwilling or unable to deal with any potential or actual Conflict of Interest.