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4.—(1) If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member—
- (a) has been absent from meetings of the Commission for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Commission; 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 Secretary of State may declare his office as a member to be vacant and shall notify the declaration in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit; and thereupon the office shall become vacant.
(2) In the application of the preceding sub-paragraph 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 references 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.
Remuneration etc. of members
5. The Commission may pay to each member such remuneration and allowances as the Secretary of State may determine.
6. The Commission may pay or make provision for paying, to or in respect of any member, such sums by way of pension, superannuation allowances and gratuities as the Secretary of State may determine.
7. Where a person ceases to be a member otherwise than on the expiry of his term of office and it appears to the Secretary of State that there are special circumstances which make it right for him to receive compensation, the Commission may make to him a payment of such amount as the Secretary of State may determine.
Proceedings
8. The quorum of the Commission and the arrangements relating to meetings of the Commission shall be such as the Commission may determine.
9. The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members or by any defect in the appointment of a member.
Staff
10. It shall be the duty of the Executive to provide for the Commission such officers and servants as are requisite for the proper discharge of the Commission’s functions; and any reference in this Act to an officer or servant of the Commission is a reference to an officer or servant provided for the Commission in pursuance of this paragraph.
