39Termination of appointment

39 Termination of appointment

(1) The Board may terminate the appointment of the Director: (a) for misbehaviour; or (b) if the Director is unable to perform the duties of his or her office because of physical or mental incapacity; or (c) if the Director: (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 (d) if the Director is absent, except on leave of absence, for 14 consecutive days or for 28 days in any 12 months; or (e) if the Director engages, except with the Chair’s approval, in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office (see section 34); or (f) if the Director 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 purposes of that section. (2) However, the Board must not terminate the appointment of the Director unless the Minister agrees in writing to the termination.