Regulation 5 Tenure of office and remuneration of the Board
Subject to the provisions of this regulation, each member of the Board must hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their appointment.
At the end of their period of appointment, each member of the Board must continue to hold office until the appointment of their successor takes effect.
A member of the Board may resign by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State may remove a member of the Board from office if—
they have without reasonable excuse failed adequately to carry out their functions;
without reasonable excuse they have been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board;
they have been convicted (whether before or after their appointment) of a criminal offence and that conviction is not spent for the purposes of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974f1;
they are an undischarged bankrupt or their estate has been sequestrated and it has not been discharged, or they have made an arrangement with their creditors, or they are subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order;
they are disqualified from acting as a company director;
they have failed to comply with the terms of their appointment;
they have had a licence under the 2004 Act refused or revoked, and—
the time for lodging any appeal has passed; or
or an appeal has been unsuccessful;
they are otherwise unable or unfit to carry out their functions.
The Secretary of State may suspend a member of the Board if they have had a licence under the 2004 Act refused or revoked.
The Secretary of State must consult the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland before removing the chairman pursuant to paragraph (4).
The Authority must pay to the members of the Board, and any persons invited to attend a meeting of the Board, such remuneration and allowances as the Secretary of State may determine.
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