SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5The Data Protection Commissioner and the Data Protection Tribunal
Part IThe Commissioner
Tenure of office
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1
Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Commissioner shall hold office for such term not exceeding five years as may be determined at the time of his appointment.
2
The Commissioner may be relieved of his office by Her Majesty at his own request.
3
The Commissioner may be removed from office by Her Majesty in pursuance of an Address from both Houses of Parliament.
4
The Commissioner shall in any case vacate his office—
a
on completing the year of service in which he attains the age of sixty-five years, or
b
if earlier, on completing his fifteenth year of service.
5
Subject to sub-paragraph (4), a person who ceases to be Commissioner on the expiration of his term of office shall be eligible for re-appointment, but a person may not be re-appointed for a third or subsequent term as Commissioner unless, by reason of special circumstances, the person’s re-appointment for such a term is desirable in the public interest.