# Highlands and Islands Development (Scotland) Act 1965 (repealed 20.7.1992), Paragraph 5

Extent: S

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/46/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highlands-and-islands-development-scotland-act-1965-repealed-2071992/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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