The Laganside Development(Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Appointment and tenure of office of members

3.  It shall be the duty of the Head of the Department—

(a) to satisfy himself, before he appoints a person to be a member of the Corporation, that that person will have no such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the performance of his functions as a member; and

(b) to satisfy himself from time to time with respect to each member that he has no such interest;

and a person who is a member or whom the Head of the Department proposes to appoint as a member shall, whenever requested by the Head of the Department to do so, furnish the Head of the Department with such information as he may specify with a view to carrying out his duty under this paragraph.

4.—(1) Subject to this paragraph a member of the Corporation shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

(2) A member shall hold office for a fixed term not exceeding five years.

(3) A member may resign his office by giving to the Head of the Department a signed notice in writing to that effect.

(4) The Head of the Department may by notice in writing remove a member from office.

(5) A member who ceases to hold office shall be eligible for re-appointment to the Corporation.

5.—(1) Where a member becomes or ceases to be the chairman or deputy chairman, the Head of the Department may vary the terms of the instrument appointing him a member.

(2) If the chairman or deputy chairman ceases to be a member, he shall cease to be chairman or deputy chairman, as the case may be.