# Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016, Section 20: Removal


(1) The Scottish Ministers may remove a member, by giving the member notice in writing, if—
(a) the member has been absent from meetings of the Commission for a period longer than 3 months without permission from the Commission, or
(b) the Scottish Ministers consider that the member is—
(i) otherwise unfit to continue to be a member, or
(ii) unable to perform the member's functions.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may remove a member under subsection (1) only with the approval of the Scottish Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/17/section/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-fiscal-commission-act-2016/section-20
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