# The Arts Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, Paragraph 4

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member of the Arts Council shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
(2) A member shall be deemed to have vacated his office and the Arts Council shall declare his place vacant in the following circumstances—
(a) where he gives to the Head of the Department a notice in writing of his resignation;
(b) where he becomes bankrupt or has had a debt relief order made in respect of him or makes a composition with his creditors or is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or a debt relief restrictions order ;
(c) where in the opinion of the Head of the Department he becomes incapacitated to hold office and the Head of the Department so informs the Arts Council in writing;
(d) where he is convicted of an indictable offence and is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than three months; or
(e) where he fails, without leave of the Arts Council, to attend any meetings of the Council, or of a committee thereof of which he is a member, for a period of 6 consecutive months.
(3) The Arts Council may pay to its chairman and vice-chairman such salary as the Department, with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, may determine.
(4) The Arts Council may pay travelling and subsistence allowances and other expenses necessarily incurred by members of the Council and committees and sub-committees thereof in the performance of their functions and such allowances and expenses shall be paid at such rates as the Department may determine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/1623/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arts-council-northern-ireland-order-1995/schedule/paragraph-4
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