The Patients' Forums (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 2003

Termination of tenure of office

6.—(1) A member may resign his office at any time during its term by giving notice to the Commission.

(2) Where the Commission is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the Patients' Forum or the health service that a member should continue to hold office, it may terminate his tenure of office by giving him notice in writing to that effect.

(3) Where a person has been appointed to be a member, and—

(a) it comes to the notice of the Commission that at the time of his appointment he was disqualified under regulation 4, the Commission shall declare that the person in question was not duly appointed and notify him in writing to that effect; or

(b) he becomes disqualified for appointment under regulation 4 and notifies (as he should) the Commission; or

(c) he becomes disqualified for appointment under regulation 4 and this comes to the attention of the Commission otherwise than by the member’s notification, the Commission shall notify him in writing of such disqualification,

and upon receipt of notification from the member or the Commission, as the case may be, his tenure of office, if any, shall be terminated and he shall cease to act as a member.

(4) If it appears to the Commission that a member has failed to comply with regulation 11 (disability of members in proceedings on account of pecuniary interest) it may terminate that person’s tenure of office by giving him notice in writing to that effect.