# Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, Paragraph 2

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject as follows, a non-judicial member of the Commission holds office for the period specified in his appointment (or re-appointment).
(2) A person may not be appointed as a non-judicial member for more than five years at a time; and the aggregate period for which a person may be a non-judicial member must not exceed ten years.
(3) A non-judicial member may resign by notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor.
(4) The Lord Chancellor may dismiss a non-judicial member if satisfied that—
(a) he has without reasonable excuse failed to exercise his functions for a continuous period of three months beginning not earlier than six months before the day of dismissal,
(b) he has been convicted of a criminal offence,
(c) a bankruptcy order has been made against him or he has become the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or a debt relief order has been made in respect of him or he has become the subject of a debt relief restrictions order, or his estate has been sequestrated, or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors, or
(d) he is otherwise unable or unfit to exercise his functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/26/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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