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Article 8 Chairman and deputy chairmen of panel

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(1)

The members of each panel shall, in accordance with the provisions of this rule and rule 9, on the occasion of their appointment or as soon as practicable thereafter, meet and elect from amongst their number a chairman and as many deputy chairmen as will ensure, subject to rule 10(3), that each family proceedings court sits under the chairmanship of a person so elected.

(2)

Nominations for chairman and one or more deputy chairmen may be made by the members of the panel to the justices' clerk but, where voting is necessary, it shall be by secret ballot.

(3)

If a vacancy occurs in the chairmanship or deputy chairmanship, the members of the panel shall, as soon as practicable, elect by secret ballot a chairman or, as the case may be, deputy chairman, to hold office for the remainder of the period for which the members serve.