Regulation 8 Termination of tenure of office
A non-officer member may resign his office at any time after appointment by giving one month’s notice in writing to that effect to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State may terminate the tenure of office of a non-officer member—
if he is convicted in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than 3 months without the option of a fine;
if—
at the time of his appointment as a member he was employed by, or held a paid appointment or office with, a health authority or Family Health Services Authority, and
he is dismissed, otherwise than by reason of redundancy, from that employment or that paid appointment or office is terminated;
if the Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is not in the interest of the health service that the member should continue to hold office; or
if he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors.
The Secretary of State shall terminate the tenure of office of a non-officer member—
if he has failed to attend a meeting of the Board in any period of twelve consecutive months, unless the Secretary of State is satisfied both that his absence was due to reasonable cause and that he will be able to attend meetings of the Board within a reasonable time; or
in the case of a member who is a dentist—
if his name has been erased from the register kept under section 14 of the Dentists Act 1984f1 or his registration in that register has been suspended;
if his name has been removed, by a direction under section 46 of the Act, from any list prepared under section 36(1) of the Act; or
if he becomes disqualified for inclusion in, or his name has been removed from, any list prepared under section 36(1) of the Act, by virtue of section 48(b) of the Act.
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