6(1)Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, a person holds and vacates office as a non-executive member of ARIA in accordance with that person’s terms of appointment.
(2)A person may resign from office as a non-executive member by notifying the Secretary of State.
(3)The Secretary of State may remove a person from office as a non-executive member on any of the following grounds—
(a)absence from ARIA’s meetings for a continuous period of more than six months without ARIA’s permission,
(b)inability or unfitness to carry out the functions of the office, or
(c)such other grounds as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(4)A person ceases to be a non-executive member of ARIA upon becoming a member of ARIA’s staff.
(5)Nothing in this paragraph applies to the Government Chief Scientific Adviser.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 13(1)
I2Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 25.1.2023 by S.I. 2023/58, reg. 2