8(1)A member may at any time—E+W
(a)resign from office by giving notice to the Board;
(b)be removed from office by the Board.
(2)The Board may not under sub-paragraph (1)(b) remove a member (including the chairman) from office unless the Board 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 [F1or is a person in relation to whom a moratorium period under a debt relief order applies (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986)], or
(d)is otherwise unfit to hold the office or unable to discharge its functions.
(3)The chairman may be removed from office under sub-paragraph (1)(b) only with the consent of the Lord Chancellor.
(4)The Board must consult the chairman before removing a member (other than the chairman) under sub-paragraph (1)(b).
(5)The Board may not remove an ordinary member on the ground mentioned in paragraph (a) of sub-paragraph (2) more than 3 months after the end of the period mentioned in that paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 15 para. 8(2)(c) 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. 61(3) (with art. 5)