SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
Terms of appointment, remuneration, pensions etc.
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1
An appointment of a person to hold office as chairman or other member must be for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 7 years.
2
But in appointing as chairman or other member a person who is on the Authority’s staff, the Secretary of State may make the appointment subject to a condition that the appointment will end if that person ceases to be on the Authority’s staff.
3
The appointment of a person as chairman or other member may be renewed only once.
4
The Secretary of State must ensure that there is sufficient continuity in the persons holding office as chairman or other member in determining—
a
the term of a person’s appointment in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) (whether initially or on renewal); and
b
whether or not to renew an appointment in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).
5
A person holding office as chairman or other member may resign that office by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
6
A person holding office as chairman or other member may be removed from office by the Secretary of State on one of the following grounds only—
a
a breach of paragraph 2A;
b
incapacity; or
c
misbehaviour.