5 Removal from office
1 The Scottish Ministers may remove the Convener from office if—
(a) the person holding that office is insolvent;
(b) the person has been convicted (whether before or after the person’s appointment) of a criminal offence;
(c) the person has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the Convener’s appointment;
(d) the person has, without reasonable excuse, been unavailable to perform their duties as the Convener; or
(e) the Scottish Ministers consider that the person is otherwise unfit to be the Convener or is unable for any reason to carry out the Convener’s functions.
2 For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), a person is insolvent when—
(a) the person’s estate has been sequestrated;
(b) the person has granted a trust deed for, or made a composition or arrangement with, creditors;
(c) a voluntary arrangement proposed by the person has been approved;
(d) the person has had their application for a debt payment programme approved under section 2 of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002;
2002 asp 17.
(e) the person has been adjudged bankrupt; or
(f) the person is subject to any other kind of order, arrangement or undertaking analogous to those described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e), anywhere in the world.