17Vacancies in offices of members

17 Vacancies in offices of members

17 Vacancies in offices of members

The office of a member shall be deemed to have become vacant if the member:

(a) dies,

(b) resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Trust,

(c) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with his creditors or makes an assignment of his remuneration for their benefit,

(d) becomes a temporary patient, a continued treatment patient, a protected person or an incapable person within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1958 or a person under detention under Part 7 of that Act,

(e) absents himself from four consecutive meetings of the Trust without leave of the Trust, or

(f) is removed from office by resolution of Conference, which resolution shall be carried by a three-fourths majority of those delegates present and entitled to vote.

s 17: Am 1982 No 100, Sch 4 (1).