(1)A lay justice may resign his office at any time.
(2)The Lord Chancellor may remove a lay justice from his office by an instrument on behalf and in the name of Her Majesty—
(a)on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour,
(b)on the ground of a persistent failure to meet such standards of competence as are prescribed by a direction given by the Lord Chancellor, or
(c)if he is satisfied that the lay justice is declining or neglecting to take a proper part in the exercise of his functions as a justice of the peace.