# The Falmouth Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2004, Article 8: Disqualification of Commissioners


(1) If the Commissioners are satisfied that a commissioner—
(a) has been absent from meetings of the Commissioners for six consecutive months or more without their permission; or
(b) has become bankrupt or has made an arrangement with creditors; or
(c) is incapacitated by physical or mental illness from discharging the functions of a commissioner;
the Commissioners may by a resolution passed at a meeting of the Commissioners declare the office of that commissioner to be vacant.
(2) If the Commissioners are satisfied that a commissioner—
(a) has persistently acted in a manner calculated seriously to impede or prejudice the carrying on of the business of the Commissioners; or
(b) is in breach of the standards required for the governance of the harbour; or
(c) has acted in a manner inappropriate to the interests of the harbour or likely to bring the Commissioners into disrepute; or
(d) is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a commissioner;
the Commissioners may request in writing the resignation of that commissioner or by a resolution passed at a meeting of the Commissioners declare the office of that commissioner to be vacant.
(3) Before passing a resolution under paragraph (2) above declaring the office of a commissioner to be vacant, the Commissioners shall provide that commissioner with an opportunity to make representations to them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3400/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/falmouth-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2004/article-8
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