# The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 3


(1) At any meeting of an Authority the chairman, if present, shall preside.
(2) If the chairman is absent from the meeting the vice-chairman, if there is one and he is present, shall preside.
(3) If the chairman and vice-chairman are absent, such non-officer member as the members present shall choose shall preside.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/707/schedule/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-authorities-membership-and-procedure-regulations-1996/schedule-3/paragraph-3
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