Paragraph 8
England and Wales
The following may not become or continue as members of F1the council of governors—
a person who has been F2made bankrupt or whose estate has been sequestrated and (in either case) has not been discharged,
a person in relation to whom a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986),
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,
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.
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.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 7 paras. 8-14 substituted (1.10.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 151(9)(b), 306(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2)
- F2
Word in Sch. 7 para. 8(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/481), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 18
- F3
Sch. 7 para. 8(1)(aa) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2404), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 57 (with art. 5)
Notes on Council of Governors
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 7 para. 7 cross-heading substituted (1.10.2012) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 151(9)(c), 306(4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2)