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The Health Professions Council (Constitution) Order 2009

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Appointment, term of office and cessation of office of the chair

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8.—(1) The Privy Council shall, as one of its functions relating to the appointment of members of the Council, appoint the chair of the Council.

(2) The Privy Council may appoint a person to be chair of the Council—

(a)when it appoints that person to be a member of the Council; or

(b)whom it has already appointed as a member of the Council.

(3) The term of office of a member of the Council as chair is to be determined by the Privy Council on appointment of the member as chair, but it shall be for a period that is no longer than the period between the chair’s date of appointment as chair and the date on which the chair’s term of office as a member is due to expire (irrespective of whether or not they are thereafter reappointed as a member).

(4) A member serving as chair shall cease to be chair—

(a)on ceasing to be a member;

(b)if the member resigns as chair, which the member may do at any time by a notice in writing to the Privy Council;

(c)if the member’s membership of the Council is suspended by the Privy Council; or

(d)if a majority of the Council, excluding the chair (but not simply a majority at a quorate meeting) passes a vote of no confidence in the chair.

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