Article 11 Termination of membershipI1
England and Wales
A person’s appointment as a member of the Authority ceases in any of the following circumstances—
the person is convicted of an offence under fisheries legislation, nature conservation legislation or marine licensing legislation;
a monetary penalty is imposed on the person under fisheries legislation, nature conservation legislation or marine licensing legislation;
the person is a council member and ceases to be a member of Cornwall Council.
The Authority may terminate the appointment of a person as a member if the person is convicted of a criminal offence other than one under fisheries legislation, nature conservation legislation or marine licensing legislation.
The Authority must appoint a person from among its members to the office of chair where—
a person whose membership ceases under this article is the chair; or
a person whose membership ceases under the terms of the person’s appointment is the chair.
The person so appointed—
takes office on being appointed; and
holds office for the remainder of the period specified in article 7(4),
but paragraph (b) is subject to the further application of this article and to articles 8 to 10.
In this article—
“fisheries legislation” means enactments relating to sea or freshwater fishing;
“marine licensing legislation” means Part 4 of the Marine Act; and
“nature conservation legislation” means the enactments mentioned in section 237(2) of the Marine Act.
In paragraph (6) “enactment” includes an enactment contained in subordinate legislation.