The General Chiropractic Council (Constitution of the Statutory Committees) Rules Order of Council 2009

Chairing of the Professional Conduct Committee

8.—(1) The General Council shall appoint, from amongst the lay persons who are members of the Professional Conduct Committee, persons to chair proceedings of the Committee (“panel chairs”).

(2) Of those persons, the General Council shall designate one panel chair of the Professional Conduct Committee to act as the chair of the Committee.

(3) If the Registrar or the person duly authorised on the Registrar’s behalf (“the inviter”) does not invite the chair to attend particular proceedings of the Professional Conduct Committee—

(a) the inviter must invite another panel chair to those proceedings; and

(b) that panel chair shall chair the proceedings in place of the chair of the Committee.

(4) A person serving as chair or panel chair of the Professional Conduct Committee shall cease office—

(a) if that person ceases to be a member of the Professional Conduct Committee;

(b) if that person resigns as chair or panel chair (or both), which the person may do at any time by a notice in writing to the General Council;

(c) if that person’s membership of the Professional Conduct Committee is suspended by the General Council; or

(d) if the General Council votes to terminate that person’s appointment as chair or panel chair (or both).

(5) If the Registrar so directs, this rule does not apply in relation to proceedings, or particular stages of proceedings, before the Professional Conduct Committee on 8th February 2009.