3(1)Before appointing a person to be a member of the Authority, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that the person will have no such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the performance of the person's functions as a member.E+W
(2)From time to time the Secretary of State must check that each member has no such interest.
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I1Sch. 1 para. 3 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2
4E+WA person who is, or whom the Secretary of State proposes to appoint to be, a member of the Authority must, whenever requested by the Secretary of State to do so, supply the Secretary of State with such information as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the performance of the duties under paragraph 3.
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I2Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2
5E+WSubject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person appointed under paragraph 2 holds and vacates office in accordance with the terms of the appointment.
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I3Sch. 1 para. 5 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2
6E+WA person is not to be appointed as a member of the Authority for more than 3 years at a time.
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I4Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2
7E+WA person may at any time resign office—
(a)as chair of the Authority, or
(b)as a member of the Authority,
by giving the Secretary of State signed notice in writing.
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I5Sch. 1 para. 7 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2
8E+WWhere a member begins or ceases to hold office as chair of the Authority, the Secretary of State may vary the terms of the person's appointment as a member of the Authority so as to alter the date on which the person is to vacate office as a member.
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I6Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2
9(1)The Secretary of State may declare a person's office as a member of the Authority vacant if satisfied that the person—E+W
(a)has been absent from meetings of the Authority for a period longer than 3 consecutive months without the permission of the Authority,
(b)has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with creditors, or
(c)is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member;
and on making such a declaration the office becomes vacant.
(2)A declaration under sub-paragraph (1) may be notified in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit.
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I7Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2
10E+WA person who ceases to be a member or to hold office as chair of the Authority is eligible for re-appointment.
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I8Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 1.11.2011 by S.I. 2011/2597, art. 2