# The Scottish Further Education Funding Council (Establishment) (Scotland) Order 1998, Article 6: Removal of members from office


If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the Council–
(a) has been absent from meetings of the Council for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Council; or
(b) is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may by notice given in writing to that member remove him from office, and thereupon the office shall become vacant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2887/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-further-education-funding-council-establishment-scotland-order-1998/article-6
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