(1)  An application may be made to the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) to disqualify a health and safety representative on the ground that the representative has –

(a) exercised a power or performed a function as a health and safety representative for an improper purpose; or

(b) used or disclosed any information he or she acquired as a health and safety representative for a purpose other than in connection with the role of health and safety representative.

(2)  The following persons may make an application under this section:

(a) any person adversely affected by –

(i) the exercise of a power or the performance of a function referred to in subsection (1)(a) ; or

(ii) the use or disclosure of information referred to in subsection (1)(b) ;

(b) the regulator.

(3)  If the court is satisfied that a ground in subsection (1) is made out, the court may disqualify the health and safety representative for a specified period or indefinitely.