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The Civil Legal Services (Appeal) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Tenure of appeal panel members

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14.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), any person appointed to a list under regulation 12 or 13 shall hold office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

(2) But a person shall not be appointed by the Department for a period of more than five years.

(3) (a) A person appointed to a list under regulation 12 or 13 may resign by giving notice in writing to the Department.

(b)A person who ceases to be a member of a list shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(4) The Department may terminate the appointment of a person to a list if satisfied that—

(a)he has become bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors,

(b)he is unable to carry out his duties as a member of an appeal panel by reason of illness,

(c)he has been convicted of a criminal offence,

(d)he has been absent from meetings of an appeal panel for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Department, or

(e)he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of an appeal panel member.

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