9. — (1) The Minister may at any time remove a member of the Board from office for stated reasons including if, in the opinion of the Minister —

(a) the member —

(i) becomes incapable through ill health of effectively performing his or her duties, or

(ii) breaches the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies or other such codes or policy documents that may issue from time to time by a member of the Government,or

(b) the removal is necessary for the effective performance of the functions of the Board.

(2) A member of the Board may resign from office by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation takes effect when the Minister receives the letter.

(3) A member of the Board ceases to hold office if

(a) he or she is adjudicated bankrupt,

(b) he or she makes a composition or arrangement with a creditor,

(c) he or she is convicted of an offence under the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 or an offence involving cruelty to an animal or relating to animal welfare,

(d) he or she is the subject of an exclusion order,

(e) he or she is convicted of an indictable offence in relation to a company or an existing company (within the meaning of the Companies Act 2014),

(f) he or she is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty,

(g) he or she is sentenced to a term of imprisonment by a court of competent jurisdiction, or

(h) he or she is the subject of an order under section 842 of the Companies Act 2014.]