MembershipE+W+S
1(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for re-appointment.E+W+S
(2)A member may at any time resign his office by giving notice to the appropriate Minister.
(3)The appropriate Minister may remove a member from that office if he is satisfied—
(a)that the member has been absent from meetings of the Agency for a period of more than three months without the permission of the Agency;
(b)that the member has been [F1made] bankrupt, [F2that a debt relief order (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986) has been made in respect of him,] that his estate has been sequestrated or that he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors; or
(c)that the member is unable or unfit to carry out the functions of a member.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(b) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/481), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 18
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(3)(b) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2404), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 33(2) (with art. 5)