# Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, Paragraph 5


(1) This paragraph is about resignation or removal from the office of First Commissioner or Commissioner.
(2) A person may resign from office by giving written notice to the Minister for the Civil Service.
(3) Her Majesty may, on the recommendation of the Minister, remove a person from office if a condition in sub-paragraph (4) is met.
(4) The conditions are that—
(a) the person is absent from three successive meetings of the Commission without the Commission's approval;
(b) the person is convicted of an offence (see sub-paragraph (5));
(c) the person becomes bankrupt (see sub-paragraph (6));
(d) the person is unfit or unable to carry out the functions of the office.
(5) For the purpose of determining if a person is convicted of an offence—
(a) it does not matter where the person is convicted;
(b) an act punishable under the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom constitutes an offence for the purposes of this paragraph (however it is described in that law).
(6) A person becomes bankrupt if—
(a) in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a bankruptcy order is made in relation to the person, or
(b) in Scotland, the person's estate is sequestrated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/25/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-and-governance-act-2010/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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