Bank of England Act 1998, Paragraph 8 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
8[F1(1)]The Bank may, with the consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, remove a person from office as Governor, Deputy Governor or [F2non-executive director] of the Bank if it is satisfied—U.K.
(a)that he has been absent from meetings of the court for more than 3 months without the consent of the court,
(b)that he has become bankrupt [F3, that a debt relief order (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986) has been made in respect of him], that his estate has been sequestrated or that he has made an arrangement with or granted a trust deed for his creditors, or
(c)that he is unable or unfit to discharge his functions as a member.
[F4(2)In relation to the Deputy Governor for prudential regulation, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(c) to inability or unfitness to discharge functions as member of the court of directors is to be read as including a reference to inability or unfitness to discharge functions as [F5chief executive for prudential regulation (see Schedule 6A)] .]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 8(1): Sch. 1 para. 8 renumbered as Sch. 1 para. 8(1) (19.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(9)(a) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 4; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(1) substituted (19.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(9)(b) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 4; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
F3Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(1)(b) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2404), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 38(2) (with art. 5)
F4Sch. 1 para. 8(2) inserted (19.2.2013 for specified purposes, 1.4.2013 in so far as not already in force) by Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21), s. 122(3), Sch. 2 para. 1(9)(c) (with Sch. 20); S.I. 2013/113, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. 4; S.I. 2013/423, art. 3, Sch.
F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 8(2) substituted (1.3.2017) by Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016 (c. 14), s. 41(3), Sch. 2 para. 19(2) (with Sch. 3); S.I. 2017/43, reg. 2(g)
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