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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-withdrawal-agreement-act-2020/schedule-2/paragraph-6",
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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/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person holds and vacates office as a non-executive member of the IMA in accordance with the terms and conditions of the person's appointment.\n(2) The terms and conditions of a person's appointment as a non-executive member of the IMA are to be determined by the Secretary of State, subject to the following provisions of this Schedule.\n(3) The chair is to be appointed for a period of up to 5 years.\n(4) Any other non-executive member of the IMA is to be appointed for a period of up to 4 years.\n(5) A non-executive member may resign by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State.\n(6) The Secretary of State may by notice in writing remove a person from office as a non-executive member of the IMA on any of the grounds mentioned in sub-paragraph (7), but must consult the other non-executive members before doing so.\n(7) The grounds are—\n(a) that the person has been absent from the IMA's meetings for a continuous period of more than 6 months without the IMA's permission;\n(b) that, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the person has a conflict of interest (within the meaning of paragraph 4(5)) which prevents the person carrying out the functions of the office;\n(c) that the person has been convicted of a criminal offence;\n(d) that, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the person is unable, unwilling or unfit to carry out the functions of the office;\n(e) any other grounds specified in the person's terms of appointment.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 31.1.2020 by S.I. 2020/75, reg. 4(m)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/2/paragraph/6",
    "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."
}