4E+WIf the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member of the council—
(a)has been absent from meetings of the council for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the council, or
(b)is unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may by notice in writing to that member remove him from office and thereupon the office shall become vacant.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1