(3) A member of the Commission shall not, within the
period of three years commencing with the day on which
he last held or acted in the office of member of the
Commission, be eligible for appointment to or to act in
any public office.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this section, the
office of a member of the Commission shall become
vacant—
(a) at the expiration of five years from the date of
his appointment; or
(b) if he becomes a public officer; or
(a) if he becomes a member of either House of
Parliament or a local authority or a candidate for
election to Parliament or a local authority, or an
officer of a political party.
(5) A member of the Commission may be removed from
office only for inability to exercise the functions of
his office (whether arising from infirmity of body or
mind or any other cause) or for misbehaviour (including
failure to discharge his duties in a fair manner free
from prejudice) and shall not be removed except in
accordance with this section.
(6) A member of the Commission shall be removed from
office by the King if the question of his removal from
office has been referred to a tribunal appointed under
subsection (7) and the tribunal has recommended to the
King that he ought to be removed from office for
inability or for misbehaviour.
(7) If the Prime Minister in the case of the Chairman
of the Commission or the Chairman in the case of any
other member represents to the King that the question