# Welsh Development Agency Act 1975, Paragraph 6

Extent: E+W+S

(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the Agency—
(a) has been absent from meetings of the Agency for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the Agency, or
(b) has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors, or
(c) is incapacitated by physical or mental illness, or
(d) is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may declare his office as a member of the Agency vacant.
(2) Without prejudice to the Secretary of State’s power to remove the chief executive from membership of the Agency under sub-paragraph (1) above, he may declare the office of chief executive vacant if he is satisfied that a condition mentioned in that sub-paragraph is fulfilled in relation to the chief executive.
(3) The Secretary of State shall notify a declaration under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above in such manner as he thinks fit; and thereupon the office to which it relates shall become vacant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/70/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-development-agency-act-1975/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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