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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1The Advisory Committee

Appointment of members

1(1)Every member of the Advisory Committee—

(a)shall be appointed for such term, not exceeding five years, as the Lord Chancellor may specify; and

(b)shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.

(2)Any person who ceases to be a member of the Advisory Committee shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(3)A member of the Advisory Committee may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Lord Chancellor.

(4)The Lord Chancellor may remove a member of the Advisory Committee if satisfied—

(a)that he has been absent from meetings of the Advisory Committee for a period of more than six consecutive months without the permission of the Advisory Committee;

(b)that a bankruptcy order has been made against him or that his estate has been sequestrated or that he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors; or

(c)that he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member of the Advisory Committee.