# Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025, Paragraph 5: Removal etc. of members

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The Welsh Ministers may remove a non-executive member from office if they are satisfied that—
(a) the person is unfit to remain a member, or
(b) the person is unable or unwilling to exercise the functions of a member.
(2) The Welsh Ministers may suspend a non-executive member from office by notice if it appears to them that there may be grounds for exercising the power in sub-paragraph (1).
(3) A suspension by notice under sub-paragraph (2) has effect—
(a) for a period specified in the notice, or
(b) if no period is specified in the notice, until further notice is given by the Welsh Ministers to the suspended person.
(4) A non-executive member may resign by giving notice to the Welsh Ministers.
(5) A person ceases to be a non-executive member if that person becomes disqualified (see paragraph 3).
(6) A person ceases to be chair or deputy chair (as the case may be) if that person ceases to be a non-executive member.
(7) A person ceases to be an executive member upon ceasing to be a member of staff.
(8) A person suspended from office under this paragraph may not participate in the proceedings of the Learning Welsh Institute, or the proceedings of its committees or sub-committees, during the period in which the suspension has effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2025/2/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-language-and-education-wales-act-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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