6The chairman and other members of the Board shall hold office for such period of not more than 5 nor less than 3 years as the Secretary of State may determine; but any member—
(a)shall be eligible for re-appointment from time to time on or after the expiration of his term of office ; and
(b)may by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign office at any time, while remaining eligible for re-appointment.
7The Secretary of State may remove a member of the Board on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.
8Nothing in paragraphs 6 and 7 above applies to an additional member of the Board appointed in pursuance of paragraph 1(2); and each such member shall hold office for such period as the Secretary of State may determine, but the Secretary of State may at any time by notice in writing to the member terminate or alter that period and the member may at any time by notice in writing to the Secretary of State resign office.
9The Secretary of State shall make arrangements for securing that such of his officers and servants as he considers to be required for the exercise of the Board's functions are available to act as officers and servants of the Board.
10The expenses of the Board to such an amount as may be approved by the Minister for the Civil Service shall be paid by the Secretary of State.
11There may be paid as part of the expenses of the Board—
(a)to all or any of the members of the Board, such salaries or other remuneration and travelling and other allowances ;
(b)to persons attending their meetings at the request of the Board, such travelling and other allowances (including compensation for loss of remunerative time) ; and
(c)to persons appointed advisers to the Board or to whom individual cases are referred by the Board or the exercise of any of the Board's functions is delegated, such fees,
as the Secretary of State may with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service determine.
12Subject to any directions given to them by the Secretary of State, the Board may—
(a)act notwithstanding any vacancy among their members ; and
(b)regulate their own procedure (including the quorum).