31Termination of appointment

31 Termination of appointment

(1) The Climate Change Minister may terminate the appointment of an Authority member (other than the Chief Scientist) or associate Authority member for misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity. (2) The Climate Change Minister may terminate the appointment of an Authority member (other than the Chief Scientist) or associate Authority member if: (a) the Authority member or associate Authority member: (i) becomes bankrupt; or (ii) applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors; or (iii) compounds with his or her creditors; or (iv) makes an assignment of his or her remuneration for the benefit of his or her creditors; or (b) if the Authority member or associate Authority member is a full‑time Authority member or full‑time associate Authority member—the Authority member or associate Authority member engages, except with the Climate Change Minister’s approval, in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office (see section 28); or (c) if the Authority member or associate Authority member is a part‑time Authority member or part‑time associate Authority member—the Authority member or associate Authority member engages in paid employment that conflicts or may conflict with the proper performance of his or her duties (see section 28); or (d) the Authority member or associate Authority member fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with section 29 of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (which deals with the duty to disclose interests) or rules made for the purpose of that section; or (e) the Authority member or associate Authority member is absent, except on leave of absence, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority. (3) The only meetings that are to be taken into account for the purpose of the application of paragraph (2)(e) to an associate Authority member, are meetings that the associate Authority member was entitled to attend (see section 36).