# Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W+S

An appointed member
(a) may at any time resign his membership by notice in writing addressed to the Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State ; and
(b) shall vacate his office on the day on which he attains the age of 70; but paragraph (b) is subject to section 26(4) to (6) of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of 75).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/44/schedule/11/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-protection-consolidation-act-1978/schedule-11/paragraph-2
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