18. Vacation of office

if there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted of, a charge in respect of —

an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;

an offence under any written law relating to corruption;

any other offence punishable with imprisonment, for more than 2 years;

if his conduct, whether in connection with his duties as a member of the Council or otherwise, has been such as to bring discredit on the Council;

if he becomes a bankrupt;

if he becomes of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;

in the case of the Chairman, if he absents himself from a meeting of the Council without leave of the Minister;

in the case of a member, if he absents from three consecutive meetings of the Council without the prior leave in writing of the

if his appointment is revoked by His Majesty the Sultan and

if he resigns.