Section 8: Tenure of office

(1) A member of the Board other than the Director-General appointed under section 7 of this Act shall hold office for a term of four years in the first instance and may be eligible for reappointment for another term of four years and no more.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a person shall cease to hold office as a member of the Board, where the person -
(a) becomes bankrupt or compounds with his creditors;
(b) is convicted in Nigeria or elsewhere of a felony or any offence involving dishonesty or fraud;
(c) is incapable of carrying out his duties by reason of physical or mental illness;
(d) is guilty of a serious misconduct in relation to his duties as a member of the Board;
(e) is disqualified or suspended from practicing his profession in any part of the world by an order of a competent authority or court or in the case of a person dispossessed of professional qualification;
(f) is in breach of the conflict of interest provisions set out in paragraphs 19 - 22 of the Schedule to this Act; [Schedule]
(g) resigns his appointment by giving 30 days written notice addressed to the President through the Minister; or
(h) ceases to hold the office on the basis of which he became a member of the Board, in the case of an ex-officio member.
(3) A member of the Board other than the Director-General may be removed by the President, on the satisfaction that, it is not in the interest of the Bureau or the public for such member to continue in office.
(4) Where a member of the Board ceases to hold office for any reason whatsoever before the expiration of the term for which such member was appointed, a successor shall be appointed to the Board by the President in accordance with section 7 of this Act to fill the vacancy occurring, for the unexpired term.