Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Section 10

U.K. [F1 The Health and Safety Executive

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 substituted (1.4.2008) by The Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/960), art. 20, Sch. 1 (with art. 21, Sch. 2)

1 U.K. The Executive shall consist of—

(a) the Chair of the Executive, and

(b) at least seven and no more than eleven other members (referred to in this Schedule as “members”).

2 (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint the Chair of the Executive. U.K.

(2) The Secretary of State shall appoint the other members of the Executive according to sub-paragraph (3).

(3) The Secretary of State—

(a) shall appoint three members after consulting such organisations representing employers as he considers appropriate;

(b) shall appoint three members after consulting such organisations representing employees as he considers appropriate;

(c) shall appoint one member after consulting such organisations representing local authorities as he considers appropriate; and

(d) may appoint up to four other members after consulting, as he considers appropriate—

(i) the Scottish Ministers,

(ii) the Welsh Ministers, or

(iii) such organisations as he considers appropriate, including professional bodies, whose activities are concerned with matters relating to the general purposes of this Part.

(4) Service as the Chair or as another member of the Executive is not service in the civil service of the State.

(5) The Secretary of State, with the approval of the Chair, may appoint one of the other members appointed under sub-paragraph (2) to be the deputy chair of the Executive.]