3E+W+SA member of the Board shall hold and vacate his office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
4E+W+SAny member of the Board may at any time by notice in writing to the relevant Minister resign his office.
5(1)If the relevant Minister is satisfied that a member of the Board—E+W+S
(a)has been absent from meetings of the Board for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the Board; or
(b)has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors; or
(c)is incapacitated by physical or mental illness; or
(d)is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the relevant Minister may declare his office as a member of the Board to be vacant and shall notify the fact in such manner as he thinks fit; and thereupon the office shall become vacant.
(2)In the application of this paragraph to Scotland, for the references in the last foregoing sub-paragraph to a member’s having become bankrupt and to a member’s having made an arrangement with his creditors there shall be substituted respectively references to sequestration of a member’s estate having been awarded and to a member’s having made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract.