Appointment and tenure of membersU.K.
1U.K.It shall be the duty of the Minister—
(a)to satisfy himself, before he appoints a person to be a member of the Crown Agents, that he will have no such financial or other interest as is likely to affect prejudicially the performance of his functions as a member; and
(b)to satisfy himself from time to time with respect to each member that he has no such interest;
and a person who is a member or whom the Minister proposes to appoint as a member shall, whenever requested by the Minister to do so, furnish the Minister with such information as he may specify with a view to carrying out his duty under this paragraph.
2U.K.Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person shall hold and vacate office as a member or the chairman or deputy chairman of the Crown Agents in accordance with the terms of the instrument appointing him to that office.
3U.K.A person may at any time resign his office as a member or the chairman or deputy chairman by giving to the Minister a signed notice in writing stating that he resigns that office.
4U.K.Where a member becomes or ceases to be the chairman or deputy chairman, the Minister may vary the terms of the instrument appointing him a member so as to alter the date on which he is to vacate office as a member.
5U.K.If the chairman or deputy chairman ceases to be a member, he shall cease to be the chairman or deputy chairman, as the case may be.
6(1)If the Minister is satisfied that a member—U.K.
(a)has been absent from meetings of the Crown Agents for a period longer than three consecutive months without the permission of the Crown Agents; or
(b)has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors; or
(c)is incapacitated by physical or mental illness; or
(d)is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Minister may declare his office as a member vacant, and shall notify the declaration in such manner as he thinks fit; and thereupon the office shall become vacant.
(2)In the application of sub-paragraph (1) to Scotland, for the references in paragraph (b) to a member’s having become bankrupt and to a member’s having made an arrangement with his creditors there shall be substituted respectively a reference to sequestration of a member’s estate having been awarded and to a member’s having made a trust deed for behoof of his creditors or a composition contract.