5Vacation of office

5 Vacation of office

(1)  The office of a member of the Committee becomes vacant on the expiration of the term for which he is appointed or if he –

(a) dies;

(b) resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Minister;

(c) ceases to hold the office, or to possess the other qualifications, by virtue of which he was appointed as a member; or

(d) is removed from office by the Minister pursuant to subsection (2) .

(2)  The Minister may remove a member of the Committee from office –

(a) for misbehaviour, negligence, or incompetence;

(b) if, in the opinion of the Minister, the member has become incapable of performing his duties;

(c) if the member is absent, without leave of the Committee, from 3 or more consecutive meetings of the Committee; or

(d) if the member ceases to reside in the State.

(3)  Where a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the Committee otherwise than by reason of the effluxion of time, the person appointed to fill the vacancy holds office only for the remainder of the term of office of the member in whose stead he is appointed.