3.—(1) The terms of appointment of a medical examiner must include terms, however expressed, which provide that—
(a)the appointment is to be terminated immediately in the event that the medical examiner ceases to be a registered medical practitioner,
(b)the appointing body may terminate the appointment where it is of the opinion, after taking into account any standards of performance expected of a medical examiner as published by the National Medical Examiner from time to time, that the medical examiner is not suitable to be a medical examiner,
(c)on the request of the appointing body, the medical examiner must, where reasonably practicable, exercise any relevant function in relation to any death that is required to be registered under Part 2 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953(1),
(d)the medical examiner must, without unreasonable delay, notify the appointing body of any changes to their status as a registered medical practitioner, including any disciplinary action proposed or taken against them by their regulatory body, and
(e)the appointing body may terminate the appointment where it is of the opinion that the medical examiner’s engagement in clinical practice is insufficient to support the continued exercise of relevant functions.
(2) The terms of appointment of the medical examiner may include such other terms as may be agreed between the appointing body and the medical examiner.