146Casual vacancies

#### 146 Casual vacancies 146 Casual vacancies > > (1) The office of a member of the Board becomes vacant if the member— > > > > > (a) dies, resigns or is removed from office under this section, or > > > > > (b) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounds with the member’s creditors or makes an assignment of the member’s remuneration for the benefit of the member’s creditors, or > > > > > (c) is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 12 months, or > > > > > (d) is convicted of an offence under section 158. > > > (2) A member of the Board may at any time resign from office by written notice given to the Minister or the Attorney General. > > > (3) The Minister and the Attorney General acting jointly may remove a member of the Board from office on the grounds of— > > > > > (a) neglect of duty, or > > > > > (b) misconduct or incompetence, or > > > > > (c) mental or physical incapacity, other than temporary illness, impairing the performance of the member’s duties, or > > > > > (d) absence, without leave, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board of which the member has had notice. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > misconduct includes conduct that renders the member unfit to hold office as a member of the Board even though the conduct does not relate to a duty of the office.