The Community Health Councils (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2010

Election of chair and vice-chair

15.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), (5) and (8), the members of a Council must elect—

(a) one of their number to be chair; and

(b) one of their number, other than the chair, to be vice-chair,

for a maximum period of two years, not being in any case a longer period than the remainder of the period of the elected member’s term of office as a member; and the Chief Officer must notify the Welsh Ministers and the CHC Board immediately in writing of the names of the persons so elected.

(2) When calculating the two year period referred to in paragraph (1), all periods of service as a chair or vice chair of a Council from the 1 April 2010 must be aggregated.

(3) A member may not be appointed as a chair or vice chair of a Council if he or she is also the chair or vice chair of a local committee under regulation 17(1)(d).

(4) A member may not be appointed as a chair of a Council unless he or she is eligible for appointment or re-appointment to the CHC Board under regulations 34 and 35 respectively.

(5) A member may not be appointed as chair of a Council for a longer period than he or she is eligible to remain on the CHC Board.

(6) A chair or vice-chair may at any time resign that office by giving notice in writing to the Chief Officer, who must notify the Welsh Ministers and the CHC Board immediately in writing.

(7) Where the chair or vice chair has resigned, the members must elect another chair or vice chair in accordance with paragraph (1).

(8) In the case of continued Councils, the chair and vice chair elected under regulation 11 of the 2004 Regulations may serve out the remainder of their elected period even if that would result in a period of service of more than two years.