9(1)A person who is an undischarged bankrupt or who has at any time within the preceding five years made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors shall be ineligible for election as a member of an internal drainage board and also for being a member of such a board.
(2)If—
(a)an elected member of an internal drainage board is adjudged bankrupt;
(b)the estate of such a member is sequestrated; or
(c)such a member makes a composition or arrangement with, or grants a trust deed for, his creditors,
he shall vacate his office.