Sch 2 para 9B
(1) This paragraph applies where the appointing authority decides to suspend a person under paragraph 9A. (2) The appointing authority must give notice to the person of the decision and the suspension takes effect on receipt by the person of the notice. (3) A notice under subsection (2) may be— (a) delivered in person, in which case the person is treated as receiving it when it is delivered, or (b) sent by first class post to the person's last known address, in which case the person is treated as receiving it on the third day after the day on which it was posted. (4) The initial period of suspension must not exceed 6 months. (5) The appointing authority may review the person's suspension at any time. (6) The appointing authority must review the person's suspension if requested in writing by the person to do so, but need not carry out a review less than 3 months after the beginning of the initial period of suspension. (7) Following a review the appointing authority may— (a) revoke the suspension, or (b) suspend the person for another period of not more than 6 months from the expiry of the current period. (8) The appointing authority must revoke the suspension if at any time— (a) it decides that neither of the conditions mentioned in paragraph 9 is satisfied, or (b) it decides that either of those conditions is satisfied but does not remove the person from office as chairman or other member of the Authority. (9) A person who is suspended under paragraph 9A is to be disregarded at any time during the suspension for the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(c) or (d). (10) In this paragraph “ the appointing authority ”, in relation to a person appointed as chairman or other member of the Authority, means the person who appointed him.