# The Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospital Authorities (Functions and Membership) Regulations 1996, Regulation 9: Cessation of disqualification for appointment


(1) Where a person is disqualified under regulation 8(1)(b) (disqualification for appointment) by reason of having been adjudged bankrupt—
(a) if the bankruptcy is annulled on the ground that he ought not to have been adjudged bankrupt or on the ground that his debts have been paid in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date of the annulment;
(b) if he is discharged, the disqualification shall cease on the date of his discharge.
(2) Where a person is disqualified under regulation 8(1)(b) by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with his creditors—
(a) if he pays his debts in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date on which the payment is completed;
(b) in any other case, it shall cease on the expiry of five years from the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement are fulfilled.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where a person is disqualified under regulation 8(1)(c) (dismissed employees) he may after the expiry of not less than two years beginning on the date of his dismissal, apply in writing to the Secretary of State to end the disqualification, and the Secretary of State may direct that the disqualification shall cease.
(4) Where the Secretary of State refuses an application to end a disqualification, no further such application may be made by that person until the expiry of two years from the date on which the refused application was made.
(5) Where a person is disqualified under regulation 8(1)(e) (certain chairmen and members whose appointments have been terminated), the disqualification shall cease on the expiry of two years or such longer period as the person who, or body which terminates the appointment may specify when terminating the tenure of office, but the Secretary of State may, on application being made to him by the disqualified person or that other person (not being the Secretary of State himself) or body, reduce the period of disqualification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/489/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ashworth-broadmoor-and-rampton-hospital-authorities-functions-and-membership-regulations-1996/regulation-9
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