Section 9: Removal of a Board Member

(1) Subject to sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) of this section, a Board member shall only be suspended or removed from office on the recommendation of the Minister and with the approval of the President if he :
(a) is found to have been unqualified for appointment as a member under section 6 of this Act or is in breach of section 3 (6) after his appointment; or
(b) has demonstrated inability to effectively perform the duties of his office; or
(c) has been absent from five consecutive meetings of the Board without the consent of the Chairman except where he shows good reason for such absence; or
(d) is guilty of a serious misconduct in relation to his duties as a Director;
(e) in the case of a person possessed of professional qualifications, is qualified or suspended from practicing his profession in any part of the world by an order of a competent authority; or
(f) is in breach of the conflict of interest rules set out in the Third Schedule to this Act.
(2) Prior to the suspension or removal of a Director under subsection (1) of this section, the Minister shall inform him by written notice, as soon as practicable, of the intention to suspend or remove the Director from office and the reasons for such suspension or removal.
(3) The affected Director shall be given a reasonable opportunity to make written submissions to the Minister within a time period specified in the notice and such time period shall not be less than fourteen days from the date of the notice.
(4) The affected Director may, within the time period specified in the notice, submit a written submission and the Minister shall consider the submission in making his final decision on the Director's suspension or removal from office.