Tenure and suspension of tenure of office of executive directors
9.—(1) Subject to regulation 8(2), an executive director of the Trust will hold office—
(a)if that director is not the chief officer or the chief finance officer, for as long as he or she holds a post in the Trust;
(b)if that director is the chief officer or the chief finance officer, for as long as he or she holds that post in the Trust.
(2) If the relevant committee is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of the Trust that an executive director of the Trust other than the chief officer or chief finance officer should continue to hold office as director the relevant committee will immediately terminate his or her tenure of office.
(3) If an executive director of the Trust is suspended from his or her post in the Trust that director will be suspended from performing his or her functions as director for the period of his or her suspension.
(4) An executive director other than the chief officer or chief finance officer of the Trust may resign his or her office at any time during the period for which he or she was appointed by giving notice in writing to the relevant committee.