Paragraph 25 Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Governing Body
The Governing Body shall each school year, at their first meeting in that year, elect a Chairman and a Vice-chairman from among their number (subject however to sub-paragraph (2) below).
A governor who is a member of the staff of the School, or is a registered pupil thereat, shall not be eligible for election as Chairman or Vice-chairman.
Subject to sub-paragraphs (4) and (5) below, the Chairman or Vice-chairman shall hold office as such until his successor has been elected in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) above.
The Chairman or Vice-chairman may at any time resign his office by giving notice in writing to the Clerk to the Governing Body.
The Chairman or Vice-chairman shall cease to hold office if—
he ceases to be a member of the Governing Body;
in the case of the Chairman, he is removed from office in accordance with paragraph 26 below; or
in the case of the Vice-chairman, he is elected in accordance with sub-paragraph (6) below to fill a vacancy in the office of Chairman.
Where by reason of any of the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (5) above a vacancy arises in the office of Chairman or Vice-chairman, the Governing Body shall at their next meeting elect one of their number to fill that vacancy (subject however to sub-paragraph (2) above).
Subject to sub-paragraph (8) below, where the Chairman is absent from any meeting or there is at the time a vacancy in the office of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman shall act as the chairman for the purposes of the meeting.
Where in the circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (7) above the Vice-chairman is absent from the meeting or there is at the time a vacany in the office of Vice-chairman, the Governing Body shall elect one of their number to act as chairman for the purposes of that meeting, provided that the governor elected shall not be a member of the staff of the School, or a registered pupil thereat.