SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 16The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Suspension from non-executive office
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1
This paragraph applies where a person is suspended from office as the chair under paragraph 2(3).
2
The Secretary of State may appoint a non-executive member as the interim chair to exercise the chair's functions.
3
The interim chair—
a
holds and vacates office in accordance with the terms of the appointment, but
b
may resign office by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State.
4
Appointment as interim chair is for a term not exceeding the shorter of—
a
the period ending with either—
i
the appointment of a new chair, or
ii
the revocation or expiry of the existing chair's suspension, and
b
the remainder of the interim chair's term as a non-executive member.
5
A person who ceases to be the interim chair is eligible for re-appointment.