4(1)The [F1Relevant Authority] may, in accordance with the following provisions, by order remove [F2 an officer of a registered social landlord] —
F3(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F3(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)The [F1Relevant Authority] may make an order removing any such person if—
(a)he has been [F4made] bankrupt or [F5a debt relief order (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986) has been made in respect of him, or he] has made an arrangement with his creditors;
[F6(b)he is subject to a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 or the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002;]
(c)he is subject to an order under section 429(2) of the M1Insolvency Act 1986 (failure to pay under county court administration order);
(d)he is disqualified under [F7section 178 of the Charities Act 2011] from being a charity trustee;
(e)he is incapable of acting by reason of mental disorder;
(f)he has not acted; or
(g)he cannot be found or does not act and his absence or failure to act is impeding the [F8registered social landlord's compliance with a requirement imposed by or under an enactment].
(3)Before making an order the [F1Relevant Authority] shall give at least 14 days’ notice of its intention to do so to the person whom it intends to remove, and to the registered social landlord.
(4)That notice may be given by post, and if so given to the person whom the [F1Relevant Authority] intend to remove may be addressed to his last known address in the United Kingdom.
(5)A person who is ordered to be removed under this paragraph may appeal against the order to the High Court.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Pt. I substituted (1.11.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 140, Sch. 16 para. 82(1)(2) (with ss. 139(2), 141(1), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2244, art. 5.
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(1) inserted (18.10.2011) by Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), ss. 84(3)(a), 90(2); S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(s)
F3Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(a)-(c) omitted (18.10.2011) by virtue of Housing (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 5), ss. 84(3)(b), 90(2); S.I. 2011/2475, arts. 1(2), 2(s)
F4Word in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(a) 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
F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(a) 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. 36 (with art. 5)
F6Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(b) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 161(10)(b) (with art. 10)
F7Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(d) substituted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 72(2) (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)
F8Words in Sch. 1 para. 4(2)(g) substituted (15.8.2018) by Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 4), ss. 6(2), 19(2); S.I. 2018/777, art. 3(b)
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