10.1 The office of a director shall be vacated in any of the following events:
10.1.1 if he resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company, or
10.1.2 if he becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or
10.1.3 if he is admitted to or detained in hospital under either the Mental Health Act 1983 or the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 or an order is made by a court having jurisdiction (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) in matters concerning mental disorder for his detention or for the appointment of a receiver, curator bonis or other person to exercise power with respect to his property or affairs, or
10.1.4 if he ceases to be a director by virtue of any provision of the Act or he becomes prohibited by law from being a director, or
10.1.5 if he is absent from meetings of the Board for three successive meetings without leave and his alternate director (if any) shall not during such period have attended in his stead and the directors resolve that his office be vacated, or
10.1.6 if he shall be removed from office under the provisions of Article 9, or
10.1.7 (in the case of an A Director) if he ceases (for any reason) to be a director of Hold Co.