SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7The Health Research Authority
PART 1Constitution
Non-executive members: terms of office
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1
A person holds office as a non-executive member of the HRA on the terms of that person's appointment.
2
A person may not be appointed as a non-executive member for a period of more than four years.
3
A person who ceases to be a non-executive member is eligible for re-appointment.
4
A person may resign from office as a non-executive member by giving notice to the Secretary of State.
5
The Secretary of State may remove a person from office as a non-executive member on any of the following grounds—
a
incapacity;
b
misbehaviour;
c
failure to carry out his or her duties as a non-executive member.
6
The Secretary of State may suspend a person from office as a non-executive member if it appears to the Secretary of State that there are or may be grounds to remove that person from office under sub-paragraph (5).