Cap. 534 Art. 50Resignation and removal. Cap. 386.

(1) A member of the Fiscal Council may at any time resign from office by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect on the date specified in the letter.

(2) The Minister may remove a member of the Fiscal Council from office if:

(a) the member has become incapable through ill-health of effectively performing the functions of the office;

(b) the member has committed proven misbehaviour;

(c) the member has a conflict of interest of such significance that, in the opinion of the Minister, the member should cease to hold office.

(3) Any member of the Fiscal Council may not be removed from office unless a resolution providing for the removal and stating the grounds for it is approved by the House of Representatives.

(4) A person shall be disqualified from holding and shall cease

(c) is convicted on indictment of an offence or is convicted outside Malta of an offence consisting of acts or omissions which would constitute an offence triable on indictment if done or made in Malta;

(d) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty; or

(e) has a declaration under the Companies Act made against him or her or is subject or is deemed to be subject to a disqualification order by virtue of that Act.

(5) Where the Minister appoints a new member of the Fiscal Council because a member of the Fiscal Council has died, resigned, been removed from office or become disqualified from holding office, the term of office of the new member shall be the remainder of office of the former member.

(6) Subject to such rules as the Fiscal Council may make regarding quorum, the Fiscal Council may act despite one or more vacancies in its membership.