Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006

Removal from office

6 (1) The Scottish Ministers may remove a person from office as a member of the Authority if they consider that any of the grounds mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) is satisfied.

(2) Those grounds are—

(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;

(b) the member is incapacitated as a result of physical or mental illness;

(c) the member has, without reasonable excuse, been absent from meetings of the Authority for a period longer than 4 consecutive months;

(d) the member has, without reasonable excuse, been absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority;

(e) the member has been convicted (whether before or after the member’s appointment) of a criminal offence;

(f) the member has failed to comply with the terms of the member’s appointment;

(g) the member, being a police force member, has been suspended from duty by virtue of regulations made under section 26 of the 1967 Act;

(h) the member, being a police authority member, has had the member’s entitlement to attend meetings suspended under section 19(1)(b) or (c) of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7); or

(i) the member is otherwise unfit or unable to carry out the member’s functions as convener or member.