5(1)If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member—U.K.
(a)has been absent from meetings of the CAA for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the CAA, or
(b)has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors, or
(c)is incapacitated by physical or mental illness, or
(d)is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may declare his office as a member to be vacant and shall notify the declaration in such manner as he thinks fit; and thereupon the office shall become vacant.
(2)In the application of sub-paragraph (1) above to Scotland, for the references in paragraph (b) to a member’s having become bankrupt and to a member’s having made an arrangement with his creditors there shall be substituted respectively references to sequestration of a member’s estate having been awarded and to a member’s having made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract.