# The Care Quality Commission (Membership) Regulations 2015, Regulation 6: Termination of tenure of office of non-executive members

Extent: E+W

(1) A non-executive member may resign at any time by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
(2) Where a non-executive member other than the chair is appointed to be the chair, that member’s tenure of office as such a non-executive member terminates when the appointment as chair takes effect.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply if—
(a) the appointment as chair is on an interim basis; and
(b) the period of the member’s term of office as chair falls wholly within the period of the member’s term of office as non-executive member other than chair.
(4) A non-executive member’s tenure of office ceases upon being notified in writing by the Secretary of State—
(a) that the Secretary of State is satisfied that a condition specified in paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (conditions for removal of non-executive members) is met in relation to that member; and
(b) of the reason why the Secretary of State is so satisfied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1479/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-quality-commission-membership-regulations-2015/regulation-6
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