reg 6 Termination by the Secretary of State of tenure of office of chairman and members
(1) The Secretary of State– (a) must terminate the appointment of a person as chairman or as a member where the person– (i) becomes disqualified for appointment under regulation 4; or (ii) fails without the consent of the Council to attend meetings for a continuous period of 3 months beginning with the date of a meeting; and (b) may terminate the appointment of a person as chairman or as a member where the person– (i) is capable of carrying out his function by reason of a physical or mental illness; or (ii) has failed to comply with regulation 10 (disability on account of pecuniary interest). (2) Paragraph (1)(a)(ii) shall not apply where the Secretary of State is satisfied that the person had good cause for not attending the meetings and that, once the circumstances which caused him to miss the meetings are removed, he can and will attend the meetings of the Council. (3) Where the Secretary of State decides to terminate an appointment under paragraph (1), he shall forthwith give the person concerned notice in writing of the termination of his appointment and of the reasons for his decision. (4) Where the Secretary of State is of the opinion that it is not in the interests of, or conducive to the good management of the Council or any of its committees that the chairman or member should continue to hold office, he may forthwith terminate his appointment by giving him notice in writing to that effect. (5) Where a person has been appointed chairman or a member and it comes to the notice of the Secretary of State that at the time of the appointment he was disqualified for appointment under regulation 4, he shall forthwith declare that the person in question was not duly appointed and notify him in writing to that effect; and upon receipt of such notification, his appointment shall be terminated and he shall cease to act as such chairman or member. (6) A person who, after his appointment as chairman or as a member, becomes the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim bankruptcy restrictions order, or a debt relief restrictions order or interim debt relief restrictions order under Schedule 4ZB to the Insolvency Act 1986 , shall give notice in writing of the fact to the Secretary of State.