(1) A Council member appointed under section 10(1)(a), (b) or (c), or a deputy of such a member ¾

(a) is appointed for a term, not exceeding 3 years, determined by the Minister and specified in the instrument appointing the member or deputy, and is eligible for reappointment;

(b) may resign by written notice given to the Minister.

(2) The Minister may revoke the appointment of a Council member appointed under section 10(1)(a), (b) or (c), or a deputy of such a member, if the member or deputy ¾

(a) becomes incapable of carrying out satisfactorily the duties of a Council member;

(b) is absent without the leave of the Council from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council of which he or she has had notice; or

(c) becomes bankrupt or applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit.

(3) A Council member, or a deputy, who is a public service appointee ceases to be a member or deputy when he or she ceases to be eligible to be appointed under the paragraph of section 10(1) under which he or she was appointed.

(4) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a Council member, or a deputy, who is a public service appointee, but, except in the case of a member or a deputy appointed under section 10(1)(d), may not do so unless requested to do so by the Minister empowered to nominate the member or deputy.

(5) Council members and deputies, who are not public service appointees, are entitled to the remuneration and allowances determined by the Minister from time to time on the recommendation of the Minister for Public Sector Management.

(6) In this section ¾

}public service appointee~ means a person appointed under section 10(1)(d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i).

[Section 11 inserted by No. 76 of 1996 s.5.]