National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000

Membership

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9The 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.