Bank of England Act 1998

9(1)The Bank may, with the consent of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, remove a member appointed under section 13(2)(b) or (c) if it is satisfied—U.K.

(a)that he has been absent from the Committee’s meetings for more than 3 months without the Committee’s consent,

(b)that he has become bankrupt, 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.

(2)The function of removing a member under sub-paragraph (1) shall stand delegated to the sub-committee constituted by section 3.