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