11(1)The National Assembly may terminate the appointment of a non-executive member by giving the member written notice if—
(a)the member has been absent from meetings of the WAO without the WAO’s permission for a period or periods totalling 3 months or more in any 12 month period,
(b)the member has become bankrupt or has made an arrangement with creditors,
(c)the member’s estate has been sequestrated in Scotland or the member has entered into a debt arrangement programme under Part 1 of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 as the debtor or has, under Scots law, made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, the member’s creditors,
(d)the member is unfit to continue the appointment because of misconduct,
(e)the member has failed to comply with the terms of the appointment, or
(f)the member is otherwise unable, unfit or unwilling to carry out the member’s functions.
(2)If a non-executive member whose appointment is terminated under sub-paragraph (1) is the chair of the WAO, that person’s appointment as chair is also terminated.