# Social Security Act 1973, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W+S

(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the Board—
(a) has been absent from meetings of the Board for a period longer than 3 consecutive months without the Board’s permission; or
(b) has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors,
the Secretary of State may remove that member.
(2) In the application of sub-paragraph (1) above to Scotland, for the references to a member’s having become bankrupt and to his having made an arrangement with his creditors there shall be substituted respectively references to sequestration of a member’s estate having been awarded and to his having made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract.
(3) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions, the Secretary of State may remove a member of the Board on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/38/schedule/17/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-act-1973/schedule-17/paragraph-5
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