SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board

Appointment of members

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(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.