SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1E+W+S The Environment Agency

MembershipE+W+S

1(1)Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for re-appointment.E+W+S

(2)A member may at any time resign his office by giving notice to the appropriate Minister.

(3)The appropriate Minister may remove a member from that office if he is satisfied—

(a)that the member has been absent from meetings of the Agency for a period of more than three months without the permission of the Agency;

(b)that the member has been adjudged bankrupt, 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 the member is unable or unfit to carry out the functions of a member.