Paragraph 1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for re-appointment.

(2)

A member may at any time resign his office by giving notice to the appropriate Minister.

(3)

The appropriate Minister may remove a member from that office if he is satisfied—

(a)

that the member has been absent from meetings of the Agency for a period of more than three months without the permission of the Agency;

(b)

that the member has been F1made bankrupt, F2that a debt relief order (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986) has been made in respect of him, that his estate has been sequestrated or that he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors; or

(c)

that the member is unable or unfit to carry out the functions of a member.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(b) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/481), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 18
F2: Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(b) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2404), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 33(2) (with art. 5)

Notes on Schedule 1

Modifications

C1: Sch. 1: transfer of functions (with effect in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Consequential Provision) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1821), arts. 1(2), 5 (with art. 24)