SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The Scottish Development Agency.
Appointment and tenure of members
F12
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State—
a
to satisfy himself, before he appoints a person to be a member of the Agency, that he will have no such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the performance of his functions as a member; and
b
to satisfy himself from time to time with respect to each member that he has no such interest;
and a person who is a member or whom the Secretary of State proposes to appoint as a member shall, whenever requested by the Secretary of State to do so, furnish the Secretary of State with such information as he may specify with a view to carrying out his duty under this paragraph.
F23
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, every member of the Agency shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instrument under which he is appointed, but any member of the Agency may resign his office by giving to the Secretary of State a signed notice in writing stating that he resigns his office, and a member of the Agency who ceases to hold office shall be eligible for re-appointment to the Agency.
F34
Where a member becomes or ceases to be the chairman or a deputy chairman, the Secretary of State may vary the terms of the instrument appointing him a member so as to alter the date on which he is to vacate office as a member.
F45
If the chairman or a deputy chairman ceases to be a member, he shall cease to be the chairman or a deputy chairman, as the case may be.
F56
If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the Agency—
a
has had his estate sequestrated or has made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract,
b
is incapacitated by reason of physical or mental illness,
c
has been absent from meetings of the Agency for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the Agency, or
d
is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member of the Agency, or is unsuitable to continue as a member.
the Secretary of State shall have power to remove him from office as a member of the Agency.