SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The Authority: Supplementary Provisions
Tenure of office
F15B
1
This paragraph applies where the Secretary of State decides to suspend a member under paragraph 5A.
2
The Secretary of State must give notice to the member of the decision and the suspension takes effect on receipt by the member of the notice.
3
A notice under subsection (2) is treated as being received by the member—
a
in a case where it is delivered in person or left at the member's proper address, at the time at which it is delivered or left;
b
in a case where it is sent by post to the member at that address, on the third day after the day on which it was posted.
4
The initial period of suspension must not exceed 6 months.
5
The Secretary of State may review the member's suspension at any time.
6
The Secretary of State must review the member's suspension if requested in writing by the member to do so, but need not carry out a review less than 3 months after the beginning of the initial period of suspension.
7
Following a review the Secretary of State may—
a
revoke the suspension, or
b
suspend the member for another period of not more than 6 months from the expiry of the current period.
8
The Secretary of State must revoke the suspension if at any time—
a
he decides that neither of the conditions mentioned in paragraph 5(5) is satisfied, or
b
he decides that either of those conditions is satisfied but does not remove the member from office as chairman, deputy chairman or other member of the Authority.