2(1)Subject as follows, a member of the HCA holds and vacates office in accordance with the member’s terms of appointment.
(2)A member may resign by serving notice on the Secretary of State.
(3)A person ceases to have the function of chairing the HCA if the person—
(a)resigns from exercising that function by serving notice on the Secretary of State, or
(b)ceases to be a member.
(4)A person who—
(a)ceases to be a member, or
(b)ceases to have the function of chairing the HCA,
is eligible for reappointment.
(5)The Secretary of State may remove a member who—
(a)has been absent from meetings of the HCA for a period of more than 6 months without the permission of the HCA,
(b)has become bankrupt or has made an arrangement with the member’s creditors, or
(c)in the opinion of the Secretary of State, has failed to comply with the member’s terms of appointment or is otherwise unable, unfit or unsuitable to exercise the member’s functions as a member.