# Pillotage Act 1983(repealed 30.4.1991), Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a Commissioner—
(a) has been absent from the meetings of the Commission for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Commission ; or
(b) is incapacitated by physical or mental illness ; or
(c) is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a Commissioner,
the Secretary of State may declare his office as a Commissioner to be vacant and shall notify the declaration in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit ; and thereupon the office shall become vacant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/21/schedule/I/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pillotage-act-1983repealed-3041991/schedule-I/paragraph-4
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