6The Secretary of State may remove a member of the council from membership if he has—
(a)become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors or, in Scotland, had his estate sequestrated or made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract; or
(b)been absent from meetings of the council for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the council;
or if he is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member.