SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1The Legal Services Board
7Terms of appointment and tenure of members
1
An ordinary member may at any time—
a
resign from office by giving notice to the Lord Chancellor;
b
be removed from office by the Lord Chancellor.
2
The Lord Chancellor may not under sub-paragraph (1)(b) remove an ordinary member from office unless sub-paragraph (3) or (4) applies.
3
This sub-paragraph applies if the Lord Chancellor is satisfied that the member—
a
has failed without reasonable excuse to discharge the functions of the office for a continuous period of at least 6 months,
b
has been convicted of an offence,
c
is an undischarged bankrupt, or
d
is otherwise unfit to hold the office or unable to discharge its functions.
4
This sub-paragraph applies if the member is the chairman and has breached the condition imposed on his appointment by paragraph 2(3).
5
Before removing any ordinary member under sub-paragraph (1)(b), the Lord Chancellor must consult—
a
the Lord Chief Justice, and
b
if the ordinary member is not the chairman, the chairman.
6
The Lord Chancellor may not remove an ordinary member on the ground mentioned in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (3) more than 3 months after the end of the period mentioned in that paragraph.