# The General Pharmaceutical Council (Constitution) Order 2010, Article 9: Deputising arrangements in respect of the chair

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if, for any reason, the chair is absent from a meeting of the Council, the members who are present at that meeting must nominate one of their number to serve as chair at that meeting.
(2) If, for any reason—
(a) the Council is on notice that its chair is likely—
(i) to be absent for more than one meeting of the Council, or
(ii) to be unavailable to perform the duties of chair of the Council for more than one month; or
(b) the office of chair is vacant,
the Council may nominate a member (“deputy chair”) to serve as chair during the absence or unavailability of the chair or the vacancy.
(3) A member serving as deputy chair ceases to be deputy chair—
(a) in the case of—
(i) the absence or unavailability of the chair, on the date on which the chair notifies the Council in writing as the date on which they are able to resume their duties, or
(ii) the office of chair being vacant, once the vacancy is filled;
(b) if the member ceases to be a member;
(c) if the member resigns as deputy chair, which the member may do at any time by a notice in writing to the Council;
(d) if the member’s membership of the Council is provisionally suspended by the Council; or
(e) if the Council votes (by a majority at a quorate meeting) to terminate the member’s appointment as deputy chair.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/300/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-constitution-order-2010/article-9
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