Removal from office10

A member shall be removed from office as a member of the Council if—

a

he fails to attend any meeting of the Council for a period of three consecutive months without the permission of the Council unless the Council is satisfied that−

i

the absence was due to a reasonable cause; and

ii

the person in question will be able to attend meetings of the Council within such period as the Council considers reasonable;

b

the Council is satisfied that he has become incapable of performing his duties by reason of his physical or mental health;

c

any of paragraphs (a) to (d) or (f) to (h) of regulation 2 becomes applicable to him;

d

he has been suspended under regulation 9 and the outcome of the investigation or proceedings is adverse to him;

e

he ceases to live or work wholly or mainly in the United Kingdom; or

f

he has been appointed under paragraph 4(1)(a) to (c) or (e) of Schedule 7 to the Act and he ceases to be a lay person within the meaning of regulation 4(2).