Appointment of vice-chair where chair is suspendedE+W
11.—(1) This regulation applies where the chair is suspended under regulation 9.
(2) If a vice-chair has been appointed under regulation 10(1), that appointment ceases to have effect.
(3) The Welsh Ministers may re-appoint the person mentioned in paragraph (2) or appoint another non-officer member to be vice-chair.
(4) The appointment of a vice-chair under paragraph (3) must be for a period not exceeding the shorter of—
(a)the period for which the chair is suspended; or
(b)the remainder of the non-officer member's term of appointment as a member.
(5) When the period for which a member is appointed as vice-chair expires, the Welsh Ministers may re-appoint the member as vice-chair or appoint another non-officer member as vice-chair.
(6) A person appointed under paragraph (3) or (5) may, at any time, resign from the office of vice-chair by giving notice in writing to the Welsh Ministers.
(7) The Welsh Ministers may terminate a person's appointment as vice-chair under paragraph (3) or (5) if the Welsh Ministers think that it would be in the best interests of HEIW for another non-officer member to be vice-chair.
(8) If—
(a)a person resigns from the office of vice-chair under paragraph (6); or
(b)the Welsh Ministers terminate a person's appointment as vice-chair under paragraph (7),
the Welsh Ministers may appoint another non-officer member as vice-chair under paragraph (3).