# Further and Higher Education Act 1992, Paragraph 4


If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the council—
(a) has been absent from meetings of the council for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the council, 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/1992/13/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-act-1992/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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