Term of office
10.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the term of office of a member is four years.
(2) The term of office of a member appointed by the Secretary of State under regulation 9 is two, three, four or five years as specified by the Secretary of State when making the appointment.
(3) A member may resign at any time by giving notice in writing addressed to the chief officer of the Council.
(4) A member may be removed from office by a majority vote of other members if without good cause–
(a)he has been absent from three consecutive Council meetings; or
(b)he has been absent from meetings for a period of six months or more starting with the date on which he last attended a Council meeting,
provided that he has been given the opportunity to be heard at the meeting at which the vote is taken.
(5) A member shall cease to hold office if–
(a)his employment as a teacher is prohibited or restricted under regulations made under section 218(6) of the 1988 Act;
(b)a disciplinary order is made in respect of him under Schedule 2 to the 1998 Act by virtue of which he is not eligible for registration as a registered teacher;
(c)he is disqualified from being employed as a teacher in any school by virtue of an order made–
(i)by an Independent Schools Tribunal under section 470 of the 1996 Act, or
(ii)by the Secretary of State under section 471 of the 1996 Act; or
(d)he becomes ineligible for registration as a teacher, or he is disqualified from being a teacher in any school, by virtue of any provisions of the law of Scotland or of Northern Ireland.
(6) After their establishment the Council may make rules prescribing further grounds on which a member may be removed from office and the procedure for removal, and rules made under this paragraph may be amended or revoked by subsequent rules.