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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board

Appointment of members

1(1)Every member of the Board—

(a)shall be appointed for such term, not exceeding three 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 Board shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(3)A member of the Board 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 Board if satisfied—

(a)that he has failed to carry out his duties;

(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 Board.