SCHEDULE 1The Scottish Police Authority

PART 1Status, structure and governance

Removal from office

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1

The Scottish Ministers may remove a member from office if—

a

the member is an undischarged bankrupt,

b

the member has, without reasonable excuse, been absent from meetings of the Authority for a period longer than 4 consecutive months,

c

the member has, without reasonable excuse, been absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority,

d

the member has been convicted (whether before or after the member's appointment) of a criminal offence,

e

the member has failed to comply with the terms or conditions of the member's appointment, or

f

the Scottish Ministers consider that the member is otherwise unfit to be a member or is unable for any reason to carry out the member's functions.

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For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), “undischarged bankrupt” means aperson—

a

whose estate has been sequestrated and who has not been discharged (or against whom a bankruptcy order has been made and is still in force),

b

who has granted a trust deed for, or made a composition or arrangement with, creditors (and has not been discharged in respect of it),

c

who is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order, or an interim bankruptcy restrictions order, made under the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.66) or the Insolvency Act 1986 (c.45),

d

who is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions undertaking entered into under either of those Acts,

e

who has been adjudged bankrupt (and has not been discharged), or

f

who is subject to any other kind of order, arrangement or undertaking analogous to those described in paragraphs (a) to (d), anywhere in the world.