SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1 The Coal Authority
Part I Organisation and Proceedings
Membership
1
1
Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a member of the Authority shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
2
Any appointment of a person as a member of the Authority shall be for a term not exceeding five years, but a person who ceases to be such a member at the end of any such term shall be eligible for re-appointment.
3
A member of the Authority may at any time by notice to the Secretary of State resign his office.
4
The Secretary of State may remove a member of the Authority if he is satisfied—
a
that that member has been absent from meetings of the Authority for a period of more than three consecutive months without the permission of the Authority;
b
c
that that member is unable or unfit to carry out the functions of a member.