# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, Paragraph 7

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

(1) The Board, or the council with the approval of the Board, may remove a person from office as a political or independent member of a sub-group if satisfied that—
(a) in the case of an independent member, he failed to make the necessary disclosure in relation to a conviction of his for a criminal offence in Northern Ireland or elsewhere;
(b) in the case of an independent member, he has acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism;
(c) he has been convicted in Northern Ireland or elsewhere after the date of his appointment of a criminal offence (whether committed before or after that date);
(d) he has become bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors;
(e) he has failed to comply with the terms of his appointment; or
(f) he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge his functions as a member of the sub-group.
(2) “The necessary disclosure”, in relation to a conviction of an independent member, means full disclosure of it—
(a) before his nomination, to the council;
(b) before his appointment, to the Board.
(3) Section 6 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 applies to determine whether an independent member has acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism as it applies to determine whether a person who has made a declaration required for the purpose of section 3, 4 or 5 of that Act has acted in breach of the terms of the declaration.
(4) As applied by sub-paragraph (3), section 6 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 applies with the following modifications—
(a) in subsection (1), for the words from “after” to “the Assembly” substitute “ when he is an independent member of a sub-group established under section 21 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ”;
(b) omit subsection (4);
(c) in subsection (5), in the definition of “public meeting” after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d) any meeting of a sub-group established under section 21 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 or a committee of such a sub-group (whether or not a meeting which the public is permitted to attend), and
(e) any meeting of a district policing partnership or a committee of a district policing partnership (whether or not a meeting which the public is permitted to attend),”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/schedule/3A/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-3A/paragraph-7
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