# The Welsh Levy Board Order 2008, Paragraph 2: Members' terms of office and removal from office


(1) The term of office of the chairman or a board member may not exceed four years.
(2) A member may resign by giving written notice to the Welsh Ministers.
(3) The Welsh Ministers may remove a member who—
(a) has been absent from meetings of the Welsh Levy Board for a period of longer than 6 months without the permission of the Welsh Levy Board,
(b) becomes bankrupt or makes an arrangement with his or her creditors or (in Scotland) has his or her estate sequestrated, or
(c) in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers has become unable, unfit or unsuitable to carry out his or her duties.
(4) A person who ceases to be a member or ceases to be chair or deputy chair is eligible for reappointment to that office.
(5) A member of the board must immediately disclose any direct or indirect interest in any contract or other matter proposed or discussed by the board.
(6) The disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the Welsh Levy Board, and that member must not take part after the disclosure in any discussion or decision of the board on that contract, but the member may, nevertheless, be taken into account for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the board.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2008/420/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-levy-board-order-2008/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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