The Family Health Services Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990

Cessation of disqualification

9.—(1) Where a person is disqualified under regulation 6 (1) (b) by reason of having been adjudged bankrupt—

(a) if the bankruptcy is annulled on the ground that he ought not to have been adjudged bankrupt or on the ground that his debts have been paid in full, the disqualification shall cease on the date of the annulment;

(b) if he is discharged the disqualification shall cease on the date of his discharge.

(2) Where a person is disqualified under regulation 6 (1) (b) by reason of his having made a composition or arrangement with his creditors, the disqualification shall cease —

(a) if he pays his debts in full, on the date on which payment is completed;

(b) in any other case, on the expiry of the period of five years from the date on which the terms of the deed of composition or arrangement are fulfilled.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where a person is disqualified under regulation 6 (1) (c) he may, after the expiry of a period of not less than two years from the date of dismissal, apply in writing to the Secretary of State to remove the disqualification and the Secretary of State may direct that the disqualification shall cease.

(4) Where the Secretary of State refuses an application made by a person to remove a disqualification no further application may be made by that person until the expiry of the period of two years from the date of that application.

(5) Where a person is disqualified under regulation 6 (1) (e), the disqualification shall cease on the expiry of the period of two years from the date on which his term of office is terminated or such longer period as the appointing authority may specify when terminating his term of office, but the Secretary of State may, on application being made to him by that person or by the appointing authority, reduce the period of disqualification.