Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024
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Resignation, removal or disqualification of chief executive officer | ||
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138. (1) The chief executive officer may resign from office by giving notice in writing to the Board of his or her resignation. | ||
(2) The Board may, at any time, remove the chief executive officer from office if, in its opinion— | ||
(a) the chief executive officer has become incapable through ill-health of performing his or her functions, | ||
(b) the chief executive officer has committed stated misbehaviour, or | ||
(c) the removal of the chief executive officer is necessary for the effective and efficient performance by the AHRRA of its functions. | ||
(3) If the chief executive officer is removed from office in accordance with subsection (2), the Board shall provide the chief executive officer with a statement in writing of the reasons for the removal. | ||
(4) The chief executive officer shall cease to be qualified for office and shall cease to hold office if he or she— | ||
(a) is adjudicated bankrupt, | ||
(b) makes a composition or arrangement with creditors, | ||
(c) is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to a term of imprisonment, | ||
(d) is convicted of any indictable offence, | ||
(e) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, whether in connection with a company or not, | ||
(f) is, or is deemed to be, the subject of an order under section 160 of the Companies Act 1990 or a disqualification order within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 14 of the Act of 2014, or | ||
(g) is removed by a competent authority for any reason (other than a failure to pay a fee) from any register established for the purposes of registering members of a profession in the State or any other jurisdiction. |