SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1The Office for Students

Terms of appointment and tenure of members

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1

A person may resign from office as a member of the OfS by notifying the Secretary of State.

2

The Secretary of State may remove a person from office as a member of the OfS on any of the following grounds—

a

absence from the OfS's meetings for a continuous period of more than six months without the OfS's permission,

b

inability or unfitness to carry out the functions of the office, or

c

such other grounds as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

3

If a person appointed as a member of the OfS becomes a civil servant, the person ceases to be a member.