{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lerwick-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2019/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lerwick-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2019/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2019/136",
  "legislation_title": "The Lerwick Harbour Revision (Constitution) Order 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lerwick-harbour-revision-constitution-order-2019",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Disqualification of Members",
  "text": "(1) If the Board is satisfied that a Member appointed under this Order—\n(a) has been absent from meetings of the Board for three consecutive months without the permission of the Board, or\n(b) has his/her estate sequestrated, becomes bankrupt or makes a trust deed for his/her creditors or otherwise compounds with his/her creditors, or\n(c) is incapacitated by physical or mental illness from discharging the functions of a Member, or\n(d) is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a Member,\nthe Board may declare his/her office as a Member to be vacant and thereupon his/her office as Member shall become vacant.\n(2) In the event that a Member appointed under this Order—\n(a) within the period of two months from the date of the first meeting of the Board following his/her appointment as a Member, neglects to sign the declaration required in terms of article 7(4), or\n(b) is absent from all meetings of the Board for six consecutive months,\nsuch Member shall cease to be a Member and thereupon his/her office as Member shall become vacant.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2019/136/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:07:58.885361+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}