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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-agreement-act-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2020/1",
  "legislation_title": "European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-agreement-act-2020",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The IMA is to consist of the following members—\n(a) a chair (who is to be a non-executive member),\n(b) at least 2 but not more than 6 other non-executive members,\n(c) the chief executive (who is to be an executive member), and\n(d) at least 1 but not more than 3 other executive members.\n(2) The Secretary of State is to appoint the non-executive members.\n(3) The non-executive members are to appoint the executive members (subject to paragraph 3).\n(4) The non-executive members may make appointments under sub-paragraph (3) only if the chair and at least 2 other non-executive members have been appointed.\n(5) The non-executive members must consult the Secretary of State before appointing the chief executive.\n(6) The Secretary of State and the non-executive members must, so far as possible, ensure that the number of non-executive members exceeds the number of executive members.\n(7) A person may not hold office as a member of the IMA if the person is a civil servant.\n(8) The executive members are employees of the IMA.\n(9) In sub-paragraphs (3) to (6), the references to the non-executive members are to all the non-executive members for the time being.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 31.1.2020 by S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4(m)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/2/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:02:23.096559+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}