# Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022, Paragraph 3: Executive members: appointment and status

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The first Chief Executive Officer is to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (1), the executive members are to be appointed by the chair after consulting the other non-executive members.
(3) But the chair may not appoint an executive member without the consent of the Secretary of State.
(4) The Secretary of State may refuse consent under sub-paragraph (3) only where the Secretary of State considers it necessary or expedient in the interests of national security.
(5) The executive members are to be members of ARIA’s staff.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/4/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/advanced-research-and-invention-agency-act-2022/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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