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Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, Section 249 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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(1)The members of the Council shall hold and vacate office in accordance with their terms of appointment, subject to the following provisions.
(2)F1. . .
Appointment as [F2chairman, or as] deputy chairman, or as an ordinary member of the Council, may be a full-time or part-time appointment; and the Secretary of State may, with the consent of the member concerned, vary the terms of his appointment as to whether his appointment is full-time or part-time.
(3)A person shall not be appointed to the Council for a term exceeding five years, but previous membership does not affect eligibility for re-appointment.
(4)A member may at any time resign his membership, and the chairman or a deputy chairman may at any time resign his office as such, by notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
A deputy chairman appointed in addition to the ordinary members of the Council shall on resigning his office as deputy chairman cease to be a member of the Council.
(5)If the Secretary of State is satisfied that a member—
(a)has been absent from meetings of the Council for a period longer than six consecutive months without the permission of the Council, or
(b)has become bankrupt or [F3has 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 (or, in Scotland, has had his estate sequestrated or has made a trust deed for his creditors or has made and had accepted a composition contract), or
(c)is incapacitated by physical or mental illness, or
(d)is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member,
the Secretary of State may declare his office as a member to be vacant and shall notify the declaration in such manner as he thinks fit, whereupon the office shall become vacant.
If the chairman or a deputy chairman ceases to be a member of the Council, he shall also cease to be chairman or, as the case may be, a deputy chairman.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 249(2) repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, ss. 43(3), 51, Sch.10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F2Words in s. 249(2) inserted (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 43(3); S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch.1
F3Words in s. 249(5)(b) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2404), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 28(2) (with art. 5)
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