Section 5, The Independent Media Commission Act, 2000. [Margin: Short title.]

(1) The Chairman and the other members of the Commission shall hold office for three years and shall be eligible for reappointment to a second term, except that the members appointed to serve first after the establishment of the Commission shall serve terms ranging between one and three years and not more than one-third of the members of the Commission may be changed in any one year. [Margin: Tenure of office of members of Commission.] (2) The Chairman or a member of the Commission may resign his office in writing addressed to the Minister and may be removed from office by the President if— (a) he is absent from three or more consecutive meetings of the Commission without reasonable grounds; 24 No. 12 Independent Media Commission Act 2000 (b) he is guilty of any misconduct under this Act and such misconduct is certified in writing by not less than eight members of the Commission; and (c) he is unable to perform his duties because of ill-health. [Margin: Remuneration and allowances of members.]