# Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, Paragraph 5

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

The Secretary of State may remove a Chair or other member , other than an ONR member, who—
(a) has been absent from meetings of the Executive for a period longer than six months without the permission of the Executive;
(b) has become bankrupt or has had a debt relief order (under Part 7A of the Insolvency Act 1986) made in respect of him or has made an arrangement with his creditors;
(c) in Scotland, has had his estate sequestrated or has made a trust deed for creditors or a composition contract;
(d) has become incapacitated by physical or mental illness; or
(e) is otherwise, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, unable or unfit to carry out his functions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-at-work-etc-act-1974/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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