King that he ought to be removed
aforesaid or for misbehaviour.
for
inability
as
(6) If the Council of State represents to the King that
the question of removing the Chief Electoral Officer
under this section ought to be investigated, then—
(a) the King shall appoint a tribunal which shall
consist of a Chairman and not less than two other
members, selected by the Chief Justice from among
persons who hold or have held high judicial office; and
(b) the tribunal shall enquire into the matter and
report on the facts thereof to the King and recommend
to him whether the Chief Electoral Officer ought to be
removed under this section.
(7) If the question of removing the Chief Electoral
Officer has been referred to a tribunal under this
section, the King, acting in accordance with the advice
of the Council of State, may suspend the Chief
Electoral Officer from the exercise of the functions of
his office and any such suspension may at any time be
revoked by the King, acting in accordance with such
advice as aforesaid, and shall in any case cease to
have effect if the tribunal recommends to the King that
the Chief Electoral Officer should not be removed.
(8) The prescribed age for the purposes of subsection
(3) is the age of fifty-five years or such other age as
may be prescribed by Parliament:
Provided that an Act of Parliament to the extent to
which
it
alters
the
prescribed
age
after
the
appointment of a person to be or to act as Chief
Electoral Officer, shall not have effect in relation to
that person unless he consents that it should have
effect.