SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1The Serious Organised Crime Agency
Part 1The Board of SOCA
Tenure of office: chairman and ordinary members
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The Secretary of State may by notice in writing remove a person from office as chairman or ordinary member if satisfied that—
a
he has without reasonable excuse failed, for a continuous period of three months, to carry out his functions as chairman or ordinary member;
b
he has without reasonable excuse been absent from three consecutive meetings of SOCA;
c
he has been convicted (whether before or after his appointment) of a criminal offence;
d
he is an undischarged bankrupt or his estate has been sequestrated and he has not been discharged;
e
he is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order under Schedule 4A to the Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45) or an order to the like effect made under any corresponding enactment in force in Scotland or Northern Ireland;
f
he has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors;
g
he has failed to comply with the terms of his appointment; or
h
he is otherwise unable or unfit to carry out his functions as chairman or ordinary member.