Section 8: Tenure of office

(1) The deputy chairman and the secretary of the Commission shall hold office for five years renewable for one further period of five years.
(2) Each full-time Commissioner shall serve for an initial period of four years renewable for another term of four years only.
(3) Any full-time Commissioner may resign his appointment at any time by notice in writing under his hand addressed to the President.
(4) A member of the Commission appointed under paragraphs (g), (h) and (i) of subsection (2) of section 3 of this Act shall hold office for a term of four years only.
(5) If a member of the Commission dies or resigns or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he is appointed, a fit and proper person shall be appointed in his place.
(6) A member of the Commission may be removed from office by the President if-
(a) he is satisfied that it is not in the interest of the Commission or the interest of the public that the member should continue in office;
(b) in the case of a part-time member, the member ceases to hold the office of member or chief executive of the relevant Ministry or Extra-Ministerial Department or ceases to represent the interest group.