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Legal Aid Act 1977
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60 Removal from office
(1) The commission may remove a statutory officer of the commission
from office for—
(a) misbehaviour or physical or mental incapacity; or
(b) inefficiency or incompetence.
(2) If a statutory officer of the commission—
(b) is absent from duty, except on leave granted by the commission,
for 14 consecutive days, or for 28 days in any period of
12 months;
the commission shall remove the officer from office.