3 Tenure of office of chairman and members
1 Subject to paragraph (7) and to such provisions applied by these Regulations as to termination of, and disqualification for, appointment, the chairman and non-officer members shall hold office for such period as the Secretary of State may specify on appointing them.
2 The person who is an officer member by virtue of article 5(c) of the Constitution Order shall, subject to paragraph (5), hold office for so long as he remains the chief officer of the Authority.
3 The person who is an officer member by virtue of article 5(d) of the Constitution Order shall, subject to paragraph (5), hold office for so long as he remains the financial officer of the Authority.
4 The officer member referred to in article 5(e) of the Constitution Order shall, subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), hold office for so long as he continues to hold the position in the Authority which he holds at the time of his appointment as member.
5 Where for any period an officer member is suspended from his duties as an officer of the Authority—
(a) he shall also be suspended during that period from performing his functions as a member; and
(b) any person appointed by the Authority to act in his place as an officer of the Authority shall also be appointed by the Authority to perform his functions as a member for that period.
6 If the chairman and non-officer members are of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the Authority that the officer member referred to in article 5(e) of the Constitution Order should continue to hold office as a member, they shall forthwith terminate his tenure of office.
7 If the Secretary of State is of the opinion that—
(a) it is not in the interests of the health service, or
(b) it is not conducive to the good management of the Authority,
for a person whom he has appointed as the chairman or a member to continue to hold that office, the Secretary of State may forthwith terminate his tenure of office.