Terms of appointment and selection
7.—(1) The chair of the Panel and the independent members—
(a)will hold office for a period of four years from the date on which they are appointed by the Welsh Ministers; and
(b)will in other respects hold and vacate office subject to this Order and in accordance with the terms of their appointment.
(2) The representative members—
(a)will hold office for a period of four years from the date on which they are selected by their respective organisations; and
(b)will in other respects hold and vacate office subject to this Order and in accordance with the terms of their appointment.
(3) The Welsh Ministers may, by written notice, remove any member of the Panel, including the chair of the Panel, from office if they are satisfied that the member of the Panel—
(a)without reasonable excuse, has not complied with the terms of appointment or selection; or
(b)is unable or unfit to discharge their functions or is otherwise unsuitable to continue as a member of the Panel.
(4) A removal of a member of the Panel by the Welsh Ministers has immediate effect, unless otherwise specified in the written notice given by the Welsh Ministers.
(5) A member of the Panel will, on ceasing to hold office, be eligible for re-appointment or selection subject to paragraph (6).
(6) No person may be a member of the Panel—
(a)for more than eight years, whether or not that period is continuous; or
(b)if that person has been removed as a member of the Panel by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with paragraph (3).