Regulation 8 Amendment of the principal Regulations

After regulation 7 (Period of appointment of co-opted members) the following regulation is inserted —

“Tenure of office

7A

(1)

Subject to these Regulations, a person holds and vacates office as a member of a Board in accordance with the terms of that person’s appointment.

(2)

Subject to regulations 7, 7B, 8 and 9, a person is appointed to hold office as a non-officer member for no longer than four years.

(3)

Subject to paragraph (4) a person may on the expiration of his or her term of office be eligible for re-appointment.

(4)

A person may not hold office as a non-officer member on a Board without the prior approval of the Assembly if that person has held office on that Board for a total period of ten years or more.

Tenure of office — Transitional arrangements

7B

(1)

This regulation applies where a person has been appointed before 1 April 2007.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (4), where a person has been appointed to hold office for a specified term that person’s term of office will be the remainder of that term but in any case will be no longer than four years from 1 April 2007.

(3)

Subject to paragraph 4, where a person has been appointed to hold office but no term has been specified that person will hold office for no longer than four years from 1 April 2007.

(4)

Where a local authority member has been appointed, the local authority may terminate that person’s tenure of office on giving that person notice in writing.”