SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Law Commission
1Commissioners' tenure
1
Subject as follows, a Commissioner holds office for the period specified in his appointment (or re-appointment).
2
A person may not be appointed as a Commissioner for more than five years at a time.
3
A Commissioner may resign by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
4
The Secretary of State may dismiss a Commissioner if satisfied that—
a
he has without reasonable excuse failed to exercise his functions for a continuous period of three months beginning not earlier than six months before the day of dismissal,
b
he has been convicted of a criminal offence,
c
a bankruptcy order has been made against him, or his estate has been sequestrated, or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors, or
d
he is otherwise unable or unfit to exercise his functions.