1.—(1) At the first meeting of the Authority after the new constitution date the members shall appoint one of their number to be Chair and another to be Vice Chair of the Authority.
(2) The first Chair appointed in terms of paragraph 1(1) shall, unless they resign as Chair or a member, or are disqualified from being a member in terms of article 8, continue in office as Chair until their initial term of office as a member in terms of article 3(2) has expired.
(3) The first Vice Chair appointed in terms of paragraph 1(1), shall, unless they resign as Vice Chair or a member, or are disqualified from being a member in terms of article 8, continue in office as Vice Chair until their initial term of office as a member in terms of article 3(2) has expired.
(4) The Chair shall normally have served at least one term of office as a member prior to their appointment as Chair.
(5) On the expiry of the respective terms of office of the Chair or Vice Chair, the Authority shall at the first meeting of the Authority following the expiry of the said respective terms of office appoint one or two of their number to be Chair and/or Vice Chair as the case may be.
(6) Subject to paragraph 1(7), every Chair and Vice Chair appointed under paragraph 1(5) shall, unless they resign as Chair, Vice Chair, or a member, or are disqualified from being a member in terms of article 8, hold office for a period of three years.
(7) If those members who are appointed under articles 5, 9 or 10 are satisfied that the Chair or Vice-Chair should cease to hold their office as such, they may terminate their office as such and appoint another member to be the Chair or Vice-Chair during the remainder of the term for which the former Chair or Vice-Chair was appointed.
(8) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of Chair or Vice Chair prior to the expiry of their respective terms of office, the Authority shall at the first meeting of the Authority following the occurrence of the vacancy appoint one of their number to fill the vacancy.
(9) A member appointed to fill a casual vacancy in terms of paragraph 1(7) shall, unless they resign that office or cease to be a member, hold that office during the remainder of the term for which the Chair or Vice Chair whom they replaced was appointed.
(10) If the Chair and Vice Chair are ever both absent from any meeting of the Authority, one of the other members shall be chosen to be chair of the meeting for the purposes of that meeting only. At all meetings, the presiding chair shall, in the case of equality of votes, have a deliberative as well as a casting vote.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 1 in force at 1.3.2019, see art. 1(1)