# Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Paragraph 7


(1) The members of a conservation board shall elect, from amongst their members, both a chairman and a deputy chairman of the board.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), the chairman and deputy chairman of a conservation board shall be elected for a period not exceeding one year; but a person so elected shall, on ceasing to hold office at the end of his term of office as chairman or deputy chairman, be eligible for re-election.
(3) A person shall cease to hold office as chairman or deputy chairman of a conservation board if he ceases to be a member of the board.
(4) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of chairman or deputy chairman of a conservation board, it shall be the duty of the members of that board to secure that the vacancy is filled as soon as possible.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/schedule/13/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/countryside-and-rights-of-way-act-2000/schedule-13/paragraph-7
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