SCHEDULE 9 Law Commission
Commissioners’ tenure
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(1)
Subject as follows, a Commissioner holds office for the period specified in his appointment (or re-appointment).
(2)
A person may not be appointed as a Commissioner for more than five years at a time.
(3)
A Commissioner may resign by notice in writing to the F1Department of Justice.
(4)
The F1Department of Justice may dismiss a Commissioner 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 F3or 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.