3(1)A person shall hold and vacate office as a member or as chairman or chief officer of the council in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for re-appointment.
(2)A person may at any time by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign his office as a member or as chairman of the council.
4If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the council—
(a)has been absent from meetings of the council for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the council, or
(b)is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may by notice in writing to that member remove him from office and thereupon the office shall become vacant.