Hong Kong Ordinances

CHINESE MEDICINE ORDINANCE - SECT 35

Vacation of office

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

Subsection (a)(ii) not yet in operation Where-

   (a)  a member of a committee under this Part-

        (i)    is sentenced to imprisonment, whether suspended or not, for any
               offence by any court or magistrate in Hong Kong or elsewhere;

        (ii)   is the subject of an order made under section 98; or

        (iii)  becomes bankrupt or enters into a voluntary arrangement with
               his creditors within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (
               Cap 6); or

   (b)  the Council-

        (i)    is satisfied that a member of a committee under this Part is no
               longer ordinarily resident in Hong Kong; or

        (ii)   is of the opinion that a member of a committee under this Part
               is unable or unfit to perform his duties and exercise his
               powers as a member of the committee, the Council may declare
               his office as a member of the committee to be vacant, and shall
               notify the fact in such manner as the Council thinks fit; and
               upon such declaration the office shall become vacant.