21Termination of membership of Council

21 Termination of membership of Council

(1) The Minister may terminate a person’s membership of the Council because of misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity. (2) The Minister must terminate a person’s membership of the Council if the member is absent, except on leave granted under section 17, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Council.

Note: A Council member’s membership may also be terminated under section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with terminating the appointment of an accountable authority, or a member of an accountable authority, for contravening general duties of officials).

(2A) Section 30 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 applies to an election of a member under paragraph 12(1)(a) or (b) of this Act as if the election were an appointment by the Minister.

Note: This enables the Minister to remove from office an elected member if the member fails to comply with the general duties of officials under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

(3) An elected Councillor ceases to be a Councillor if he or she ceases to be a member of the Institute.