# The Charities (The Royal School for the Blind) Order 1996, Paragraph 9: Determination of membership of the Council.


A Trustee shall cease to hold office if he or she:
(1) is disqualified from acting as a Trustee on the Council by virtue of section 72 of the Charities Act 1993;
(2) becomes incapable by reason of mental disorder, illness or injury of managing and administering his or her own affairs;
(3) ceases to be a Member of the Charity;
(4) is absent from three consecutive meetings of the Council without reasonable excuse and the Council resolve by a two thirds majority that his or her office be vacated;
(5) is discharged from office by a two thirds majority resolution of the Council;
(6) is discharged from office by a simple majority of the Members at a general meeting;
(7) reaches the age of 75 years unless the Members at a general meeting resolve otherwise;
(8) notifies to the Council a wish to resign (but only if at least three Trustees will remain in office when the notice of the resignation is to take effect).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1667/schedule/APPENDIX/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-the-royal-school-for-the-blind-order-1996/schedule-APPENDIX/paragraph-9
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