SCHEDULES
F1Schedule 1B POLICE AUTHORITIES ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 3
Tenure of office
20
1
A police authority may remove a member from office by notice in writing if—
a
he has been absent from meetings of the police authority for a period longer than three consecutive months without the consent of the authority,
b
he has been convicted of a criminal offence (but is not disqualified for being a member under paragraph 12 of this Schedule),
c
the police authority is satisfied that the member is incapacitated by physical or mental illness, or
d
the police authority is satisfied that the member is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge his functions as a member.
2
Where a police authority removes a member under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, it shall give notice of that fact—
a
in the case of a member appointed under paragraph 2 or 8 of this Schedule, to the body which appointed him, and
b
in the case of a member appointed under paragraph 5, to the Secretary of State.
Sch. 1B inserted (8.8.1994 for certain purposes and 1.4.1995 for all other purposes) by 1994 c. 29, s. 3(2), Sch. 9 Pt. I; S.I. 1994/2025, art. 4; S.I, 1994/3262, art. 4, Sch.