# The Joint Consultative Committees Order 1996, Article 8: Tenure of office of, and casual vacancies among, members appointed under articles 6 and 7


(1) The provisions of this article apply to members appointed in accordance with articles 6 and 7, and references to a member shall be construed accordingly.
(2) Subject to paragraph (8)—
(a) the term of office of the first members appointed in accordance with articles 6 and 7 shall end on 31st December 2000; and
(b) the term of office of members subsequently so appointed shall be a period of four years ending on 31st December.
(3) A member shall on the expiry of his term of office be eligible for nomination for reappointment.
(4) A member may resign at any time during his term of office on giving notice in writing to the Secretary who shall notify the Secretary of State of the resignation.
(5) If a member has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Committee he shall cease to be a member of the Committee and the Secretary shall notify the Secretary of State of the termination of that person’s membership.
(6) Where a vacancy arises on the Committee, otherwise than on the expiry of a member’s term of office, the Secretary shall invite one of the persons elected under article 7(4)(b) to fill the vacancy, and the order in which those persons succeeded in the ballot shall determine the order in which they are to be invited to fill the vacancy.
(7) A person who is invited, and who agrees, to fill a vacancy is thereby appointed to the Committee by the voluntary organisations which elected him.
(8) The term of office of a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2820/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/joint-consultative-committees-order-1996/article-8
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