# The Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001, Paragraph 3

Extent: N.I.

The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, dismiss a Commissioner if satisfied—
(a) that he has without reasonable excuse failed to carry out his functions for a continuous period of three months beginning not earlier than six months before the day of dismissal;
(b) that he has been convicted of a criminal offence;
(c) that a bankruptcy order has been made against him, or his estate had been sequestrated, or he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors; or
(d) that he is unable or unfit to carry out his functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2001/2564/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/life-sentences-northern-ireland-order-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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