Paragraph 6
Subject to paragraph 7(5), the Council shall cause elections to be held from time to time in accordance with this Scheme for the election of six members to fill vacancies arising in the membership of the Council.
A member of the Council elected, or appointed under this Scheme, shall forthwith cease to hold office or shall forthwith be disqualified from taking up office after election, or appointment, if, as the case may be:
he ceases to be a registered insurance broker; or
he abstains without consent of the Council from attending the meetings of the Council for a period of 90 consecutive days, from the date of the first meeting of the Council which he has failed to attend; or
he is adjudged bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; or
he is a person to whom apply the powers and provisions of Part VII of the Mental Health Act 1983f1, relating to the management of property and affairs of patients or any statutory amendment thereof.
Subject to paragraph 5 and to the provisions of sub-paragraphs (2) and (4) of this paragraph the term of office of all elected members shall be six years.
Subject to paragraph 7(5) of this Scheme, in the event of a casual vacancy occurring amongst the elected members of the Council elected in accordance with this scheme, or of members appointed by the Treasury under paragraph 3 in the Schedule to the Act, at a date earlier than twelve months from the due date of retirement from the Council of the member in question a separate election in accordance with this Scheme (as if the vacancy fell within paragraph 24 hereof) shall be held forthwith to elect a person to fill that vacancy such person to hold office during the remainder of the term of office of the person whose vacancy he has filled.
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1977 c. 46. Paragraph 2 of the Schedule was amended by S.I. 1999/2781.