# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 2


(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, a Commissioner shall hold office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
(2) A Commissioner shall not be appointed—
(a) in the case of the Chief Commissioner, for more than five years at a time; and
(b) in any other case, for more than three years at a time.
(3) A person may resign as a Commissioner or as Chief Commissioner by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
(4) The Secretary of State may dismiss a person from his office as Commissioner or Chief Commissioner if satisfied—
(a) that he has without reasonable excuse failed to discharge his functions for a continuous period of three months beginning not earlier than six months before the day of dismissal;
(b) that he has been convicted of a criminal offence;
(c) that a bankruptcy order has been made against him, 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) that he is unable or unfit to carry out his functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/7/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-7/paragraph-2
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