# The General Pharmaceutical Council (Constitution) Order 2010, Article 8: Appointment, term of office and cessation of office of the chair

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The Privy Council must, as one of its functions relating to the appointment of members of the Council, appoint the chair of the Council.
(2) The Privy Council may appoint a person to be chair of the Council—
(a) when it appoints that person to be a member of the Council; or
(b) whom it has already appointed as a member of the Council.
(3) The term of office of a member of the Council as chair is to be determined by the Privy Council on appointment of the member as chair but it is to be for a period that is no longer than the period between the chair’s date of appointment as chair and the date on which the chair’s term of office as a member is due to expire (irrespective of whether or not they are thereafter reappointed as a member).
(4) A member serving as chair must cease to be chair—
(a) on ceasing to be a member;
(b) if the member resigns as chair, which the member may do at any time by a notice in writing to the Privy Council;
(c) if the member’s membership of the Council is suspended by the Privy Council; or
(d) if a majority of the Council, excluding the chair (but not simply a majority at a quorate meeting) passes a vote of no confidence in the chair.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/300/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-constitution-order-2010/article-8
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