SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10The Civil Nuclear Police Authority
Part 1Membership
Terms of appointment
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1
Subject to what follows, each member of the Police Authority is to hold and vacate office as chairman, or otherwise as a member, in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
2
Each appointment must state the period for which it is made.
3
That period must not exceed five years; but a person is eligible for re-appointment as chairman, or otherwise as a member of the Police Authority, (on any number of occasions) from the end of a term of office.
4
A member of the Police Authority may at any time resign his office as the chairman or as a member of the Police Authority (or both) by giving notice to the Secretary of State.
5
If the Secretary of State is satisfied that sub-paragraph (6) applies to the chairman or another member of the Police Authority, the Secretary of State may, by giving him notice to that effect, remove him from office.
6
This sub-paragraph applies to a person if—
a
he is an undischarged bankrupt or has had his estate sequestrated without being discharged;
b
he is subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim bankruptcy restrictions order;
c
he has made an arrangement with his creditors, or has entered into a trust deed for creditors, or has made a composition contract with his creditors;
d
he has been convicted of an offence;
e
he has been absent, on at least three consecutive occasions and without the consent of the Police Authority, from meetings of that Authority; or
f
he is for any other reason incapable of carrying out, or unfit to carry out, the functions of his office.
7
Oral notice is not effective for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) or (5).