# The Community Health Councils Regulations 1996, Paragraph 4


(1) At any meeting of a Council the chairman, if present, shall preside.
(2) If the chairman is absent from the meeting a vice-chairman, if present, shall preside.
(3) If the chairman and vice-chairman are absent, such member as the members present shall choose shall preside.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/640/schedule/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-health-councils-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-4
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