SCHEDULE 1Constitution etc. of National Park authorities

9Membership

The Scottish Ministers may remove a member (other than an elected member) from office if they are satisfied that—

a

the member’s estate has been sequestrated or the member has been adjudged bankrupt, has made an arrangement with creditors or has granted a trust deed for creditors or a composition contract, or

b

the member—

i

is incapacitated by physical or mental illness,

ii

has been absent from meetings of the National Park authority for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the authority, or

iii

is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the member’s functions as a member or is unsuitable to continue as a member.