23. (1) The Minister may at any time remove a member from office if—

(a) in the Minister’s opinion—

(i) the member has become incapable through ill-health of performing the functions of the office,

(ii) the member has committed stated misbehaviour, or

(iii) the member’s removal from office is necessary for the Board to perform its functions in an effective manner,

(b) the member has contravened, or failed to discharge a duty imposed by a provision of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 that by a regulation made under section 3 of that Act applies to that member, or

(c) in performing functions under this Act, the member has not complied with a code of conduct under section 10(3) of the Standards in Public Office Act 2001.

(2) A person immediately ceases to be a member of the Board if the person—

(a) is adjudicated bankrupt,

(b) makes a composition or arrangement with creditors,

(c) is convicted of an indictable offence,

(d) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty,

(e) has a declaration under section 150 of the Companies Act 1990 made against him or her or is subject or is deemed to be subject to a disqualification order by virtue of Part VII of that Act, is sentenced to a term of imprisonment by a court of competent jurisdiction, or

(f) is removed by a competent authority for any reason (other than a failure to pay a fee) from any register established for the purpose of registering members of a profession.

(3) A Board member who does not, for a consecutive period of 6 months, attend a meeting of the Board ceases at the end of that period to hold office unless the member demonstrates to the Minister’s satisfaction that the failure to attend was due to illness.