SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8N.I. Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice

Chief Inspector’s tenureN.I.

1(1)Subject as follows, the Chief Inspector holds office in accordance with the terms of his appointment (or re-appointment).

(2)The Chief Inspector must not be appointed for more than five years at a time.

(3)The Chief Inspector may resign by notice in writing to the [F1Department of Justice].

(4)The [F1Department of Justice] may dismiss the Chief Inspector if satisfied that—

(a)he has without reasonable excuse failed to exercise his functions for a continuous period of three months beginning not earlier than six months before the day of dismissal,

(b)he has been convicted of a criminal offence,

(c)a bankruptcy order has been made against him [F2or he has become the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order] [F3, or a debt relief order has been made in respect of him or he is the subject of a debt relief restrictions order], or his estate has been sequestrated, or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors, or

(d)he is otherwise unable or unfit to exercise his functions.