Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003

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3(1)A member of the Authority shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment (subject to the provisions of this Schedule).E+W+S

(2)A member of the Authority may resign by notice to the Secretary of State, which must be—

(a)in writing, and

(b)copied to the Authority.

(3)The Secretary of State may dismiss a member of the Authority if—

(a)he is absent from meetings of the Authority during a period of more than three months without permission of the Authority,

(b)he is convicted of an offence, or

(c)the Secretary of State thinks that the member is unable, unfit or unwilling to perform his functions as a member (whether because of illness or otherwise).

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 1.7.2004 by S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(iii)