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Housing Associations Act 1985

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Membership of CorporationE+W+S

2(1)The members of the Housing Corporation, of whom there shall be not more than fifteen, shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.E+W+S

(2)Before appointing a person to be a member of the Corporation the Secretary of State shall satisfy himself that he will have no financial or other interest likely to affect prejudicially the exercise of his functions as member; and the Secretary of State may require a person whom he proposes to appoint to give him such information as he considers necessary for that purpose.

3(1)The members of the Housing Corporation shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of their appointment, subject to the following provisions.E+W+S

(2)A member may resign his membership by notice in writing addressed to the Secretary of State.

(3)The Secretary of State may remove a member from office if he is satisfied that—

(a)he has been adjudged bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors or (in Scotland) has had his estate sequestrated or has made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract,

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(c)he has been absent from meetings of the Corporation for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the Corporation, or

(d)he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member, or is unsuitable to continue as a member.

(4)The Secretary of State shall satisfy himself from time to time with respect to every member that he has no financial or other interest likely to affect prejudicially the exercise of his functions as a member; and he may require a member to give him such information as he considers necessary for that purpose.

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