# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of a funding authority—
(a) has been absent from meetings of the authority for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the authority, or
(b) is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may, by notice in writing to that member, remove him from office and thereupon the office shall become vacant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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