3(1)A Commissioner shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment (subject to this Schedule).E+W+S
(2)The appointment of a Commissioner must be expressed to be for a specified period of not less than two years or more than five years.
(3)A Commissioner whose period of membership has expired may be re-appointed.
(4)A Commissioner may resign by notice in writing to the [F1Secretary of State].
(5)The [F1Secretary of State] may dismiss a Commissioner who is, in the opinion of the [F1Secretary of State], unable, unfit or unwilling to perform his functions.
(6)This paragraph does not apply to the chief executive.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 substituted (18.8.2010) by Transfer of Functions (Equality) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1839), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 7(2)(o)