§ 7 (1) The Board, or the council with the approval of the Board, may remove a person from office as a political or independent member of a sub-group if satisfied that—
- (a) in the case of an independent member, he failed to make the necessary disclosure in relation to a conviction of his for a criminal offence in Northern Ireland or elsewhere;
- (b) in the case of an independent member, he has acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism;
- (c) he has been convicted of a criminal offence in Northern Ireland or elsewhere committed after the date of his appointment;
- (d) he has become bankrupt or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors;
- (e) he has failed to comply with the terms of his appointment; or
- (f) he is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge his functions as a member of the sub-group.
§ (2) "The necessary disclosure", in relation to a conviction of an independent member, means full disclosure of it—
- (a) before his nomination, to the council;
- (b) before his appointment, to the Board.
§ (3) Section 6 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 applies to determine whether an independent member has acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism as it applies to determine whether a person who has made a declaration required for the purpose of section 3, 4 or 5 of that Act has acted in breach of the terms of the declaration.
§ (4) As applied by sub-paragraph (3), section 6 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 applies with the following modifications—
- (a) in subsection (1), for the words from "after" to "the Assembly" substitute "when he is an independent member of a sub-group established under section 21 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000";
- (b) omit subsection (4);
- (c) in subsection (5), in the definition of "public meeting" after paragraph (c) insert—
- "(d) any meeting of a sub-group established under section 21 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 or a committee of such a sub-group (whether or not a meeting which the public is permitted to attend), and
- (e) any meeting of a district policing partnership or a committee of a district policing partnership (whether or not a meeting which the public is permitted to attend),".