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The Human Medicines Regulations 2012
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- 2012 No. 1916
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Terms of appointment
1.—(1) The person appointed to chair an advisory body is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the written terms of the appointment (but this is subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)).
(2) The person’s term of office as chair of the advisory body is not to exceed the person’s term of office as a member of the body.
(3) The person may resign from chairing the advisory body at any time by notice in writing to the Ministers.
2.—(1) A member of an advisory body, other than its chair, is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the written terms of the appointment (but this is subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)).
(2) The term of an appointment may not exceed four years (but an appointment may be renewed).
(3) A member of an advisory body may resign from it at any time by notice in writing to the Ministers.
(4) Where a person ceases to be a member of an advisory body, the person also ceases to be a member of any expert advisory group appointed by the advisory body (including an expert advisory group appointed jointly with the other advisory body).
(5) But sub-paragraph (4) does not apply if—
(a)the person was a member of the advisory body only by virtue of being co-opted under regulation 13; or
(b)the person is immediately re-appointed to the advisory body.
3.—(1) The person appointed to chair an expert advisory group is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the written terms of the appointment (but this is subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3)).
(2) The person’s term of office as chair of the expert advisory group is not to exceed the person’s term of office as a member of the group.
(3) The person may resign from chairing the group at any time by notice in writing to the advisory body or bodies which appointed the group.
4.—(1) This paragraph applies to a member of an expert advisory group, other than a person appointed to chair an expert advisory group.
(2) The member is to hold and vacate office in accordance with the written terms of the appointment (but this is subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4)).
(3) The term of an appointment may not exceed four years (but an appointment may be renewed).
(4) The member may resign office at any time by notice in writing to the advisory body or bodies which appointed the group.
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