# The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, Paragraph 3


The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, dismiss a Commissioner if satisfied
(a) that the Commissioner has without reasonable excuse failed to carry out any functions for a continuous period of 3 months beginning not earlier than 6 months before the day of dismissal;
(b) that the Commissioner has been convicted of a criminal offence;
(c) that a bankruptcy order has been made against the Commissioner, or the Commissioner’s estate had been sequestrated, or the Commissioner has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, the Commissioner’s creditors; or
(d) that the Commissioner is unable or unfit to carry out any functions of a Commissioner.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2008/9780110800875/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.