SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
Tenure of office
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1
Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a person shall hold and vacate office as the Commissioner in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
2
An appointment as the Commissioner shall be for a term of 4 years.
3
A person who ceases to be the Commissioner on the expiration of his first term of office shall be eligible for re-appointment, but a person who has been re-appointed by virtue of this sub-paragraph shall not be eligible for appointment or re-appointment as the Commissioner at any time after the end of his second term of office.
4
A person may at any time resign his office as the Commissioner by notice to the First Minister and deputy First Minister.
5
The First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly may remove a person from office as the Commissioner if satisfied that he has—
a
been convicted of a criminal offence;
b
c
without reasonable excuse, failed to discharge his functions for a continuous period of 3 months; or
d
become unfit or unable to exercise his functions.