Tenure of members
3(1)Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5, any member of the Commission shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
(2)But a person shall not be appointed a member of the Commission for a period of more than five years.
4(1)A member of the Commission, or the person appointed to chair it, may resign office by giving notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor.
(2)If the person appointed to chair the Commission ceases to be a member of it, he shall cease to chair it.
(3)A person who ceases to be a member of the Commission, or to chair it, shall be eligible for reappointment.
5The Lord Chancellor may terminate the appointment of a member of the Commission if satisfied that—
(a)he has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors,
(b)he is unable to carry out his duties as a member of the Commission by reason of illness,
(c)he has been absent from meetings of the Commission for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Commission, or
(d)he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member of the Commission.