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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 their 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 the person—
(a)has become bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with their creditors,
(b)is unable to carry out their duties as a member of an appeal panel by reason of illness,
(c)has been convicted of a criminal offence,
(d)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)is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of an appeal panel member.
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