Paragraph 1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member of the Authority shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

(2)

Any appointment of a person as a member of the Authority shall be for a term not exceeding five years, but a person who ceases to be such a member at the end of any such term shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(3)

A member of the Authority may at any time by notice to the Secretary of State resign his office.

(4)

The Secretary of State may remove a member of the Authority if he is satisfied—

(a)

that that member has been absent from meetings of the Authority for a period of more than three consecutive months without the permission of the Authority;

(b)

that that member has been F1made bankrupt, that his estate has been sequestrated F2, that a debt relief order has been made in respect of him or that he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors; or

(c)

that that member is unable or unfit to carry out the functions of a member.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(4)(b) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/481), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 18
F2: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(4)(b) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2404), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 30 (with art. 5)