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Paragraph 6 F1

England, Wales and Scotland

If the appropriate Minister is satisfied that a member of a Board—

(a)

has become bankrupt orF2has had a debt relief order made in respect of him (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986) or has made an arrangement with his creditors;

(b)

is incapacitated by reason of physical or mental illness;

(c)

has been absent from meetings of the Board for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the Board; or

(d)

is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member, or is unsuitable to continue as a member,

the appropriate Minister shall have power to remove him from his office as a member of that Board.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 5 repealed (S.) (16.6.2025) by Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 11), s. 38(2), sch. 2 Pt. 1; S.S.I. 2025/167, reg. 2, sch.

F2

Words in Sch. 5 Pt. 2 para 6(a) inserted (1.10.2012) by S.I. 2012/2404, Sch. 2 para. 3