Regional Development Agencies Act 1998

1(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member of a regional development agency shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for re-appointment.E+W

(2)A member of a regional development agency may at any time resign his office by giving notice to the Secretary of State.

(3)The Secretary of State may remove a member of a regional development agency from that office if he is satisfied—

(a)that the member has been absent from meetings of the agency for a period of more than 3 months without the permission of the agency,

(b)that the member has been adjudged bankrupt, that his estate has been sequestrated or that he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors, or

(c)that the member is unable or unfit to carry out the functions of a member.

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