SCHEDULE 1MEMBERS AND STAFF

PART 1MEMBERS

Early termination

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1

A person's membership ends if—

a

the person gives written notice to the Scottish Ministers that the person resigns,

b

the person becomes disqualified from being a member (see paragraph 4),

c

the Scottish Ministers give the person written notice that the person is removed from being a member.

2

The Scottish Ministers may remove a member by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(c) only if—

a

the member has been absent, without permission or reasonable excuse, from meetings of South of Scotland Enterprise for more than 3 consecutive months,

b

the member is convicted of an offence,

c

the Ministers consider that the member is—

i

unfit to continue to be a member, or

ii

unable to perform the member's functions.