7(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.