SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 9United Kingdom Research and Innovation

6Terms of appointment and tenure

1

This paragraph applies to a person (an “UKRI appointee”) appointed as an ordinary Council member where the appointment was made by UKRI.

2

The terms and conditions of an UKRI appointee’s appointment are to be determined by UKRI; but that is subject to the following provisions of this Schedule.

3

An UKRI appointee may resign from office as an ordinary Council member by notifying UKRI.

4

UKRI may remove an UKRI appointee from office on any of the following grounds—

a

absence from the Council’s meetings for a continuous period of more than six months without the Council’s permission,

b

inability or unfitness to carry out the functions of the office, or

c

such other grounds as UKRI considers appropriate.