Paragraph 5

Scotland

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the Board—

(a)

has had his estate sequestrated or has made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract,

(b)

is incapacitated by reason of physical or mental illness,

(c)

has been absent from meetings of the Board for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the Board, or

(d)

is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member of the Board, or is unsuitable to continue as a member,

the Secretary of State shall have power to remove him from office as a member of the Board.

Notes on the whole Act

F1: Act repealed (20.7.1992) by Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 35), s. 38(2), Sch. 5 Pt. IV; S.I.1992/1764, art.2.