5(1)This paragraph is about resignation or removal from the office of First Commissioner or Commissioner.U.K.
(2)A person may resign from office by giving written notice to the Minister for the Civil Service.
(3)Her Majesty may, on the recommendation of the Minister, remove a person from office if a condition in sub-paragraph (4) is met.
(4)The conditions are that—
(a)the person is absent from three successive meetings of the Commission without the Commission's approval;
(b)the person is convicted of an offence (see sub-paragraph (5));
(c)the person becomes bankrupt (see sub-paragraph (6));
(d)the person is unfit or unable to carry out the functions of the office.
(5)For the purpose of determining if a person is convicted of an offence—
(a)it does not matter where the person is convicted;
(b)an act punishable under the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom constitutes an offence for the purposes of this paragraph (however it is described in that law).
(6)A person becomes bankrupt if—
(a)in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, a bankruptcy order is made in relation to the person, or
(b)in Scotland, the person's estate is sequestrated.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 11.11.2010 by S.I. 2010/2703, art. 2(a)