This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
19(1)A police authority may remove a member from office by notice in writing if—
(a)he has been absent from meetings of the police authority for a period longer than three consecutive months without the consent of the authority,
(b)he has been convicted of a criminal offence (but is not disqualified for being a member under paragraph 11),
(c)the police authority is satisfied that the member is incapacitated by physical or mental illness, or
(d)the police authority is satisfied that the member is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge his functions as a member.
(2)Where a police authority removes a member under sub-paragraph (1), it shall give notice of that fact—
(a)in the case of a member appointed under paragraph 2 or 8, to the body which appointed him, and
(b)in the case of a member appointed under paragraph 5, to the Secretary of State.
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