# National Health Service Act 2006, Paragraph 8

Extent: E+W

(1) The following may not become or continue as members of the council of governors—
(a) a person who has been made bankrupt or whose estate has been sequestrated and (in either case) has not been discharged,
(aa) a person in relation to whom a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986),
(b) a person who has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors and has not been discharged in respect of it,
(c) a person who within the preceding five years has been convicted in the British Islands of any offence if a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months (without the option of a fine) was imposed on him.
(2) The constitution may make further provision as to the circumstances in which a person may not become or continue as a member of the council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/41/schedule/7/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-act-2006/schedule-7/paragraph-8
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