Part II Commissioner's Status, Remuneration and Staff etc
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (1999 c 33) | Legislation

Part II Commissioner's Status, Remuneration and Staff etc

Status

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(1)     The Commissioner is to be a corporation sole.

(2)     The Commissioner and the members of the Commissioner's staff are not to be regarded as the servants or agents of the Crown or as having any status, privilege or immunity of the Crown.

Period of office

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(1)     The Commissioner—

(a)     is to hold office for a term of five years; but

(b)     may resign at any time by notice in writing given to the Secretary of State.

(2)     The Secretary of State may dismiss the Commissioner—

(a)     on the ground of incapacity or misconduct; or

(b)     if he is satisfied—

(i)     that he has been convicted of a criminal offence; or

(ii)     that a bankruptcy order has been made against him, or his estate has been sequestrated, or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors.

(3)     The Commissioner is eligible for re-appointment when his term of office ends.

Terms and conditions of appointment

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Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Commissioner is to hold office on such terms and conditions as the Secretary

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