Article 10 Validity of proceedings
(1)
The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected—
(a)
by a vacancy amongst the council members or independent members; or
(b)
by a defect in the appointment or any disqualification of a person as a council member or independent member.
(2)
The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected—
(a)
by a vacancy in the office of chair, or
(b)
by a defect in the appointment or any disqualification of a person as chair,
if those proceedings are conducted with the consent of the Secretary of State.
(3)
The Secretary of State may, before granting such consent, require a chair to be appointed for the purposes of those proceedings from amongst either the council members or the independent members as the Secretary of State shall determine.