Article 6 Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board
(1)
The Board shall appoint a Chair and a Vice-Chair of the Board from among the Independent Governors.
(2)
Any person appointed to the office of Chair or Vice-Chair:–
(a)
shall hold office for a period determined by the Board;
(b)
may resign from office at any time;
(c)
may be removed from office by resolution of the Board; and
(d)
shall cease to be Chair or Vice-Chair if such person vacates office as a Governor under article 7(8).
(3)
The Chair shall preside at meetings of the Board.
(4)
In the Chair’s absence the Vice-Chair shall preside.
(5)
If both the Chair and the Vice-Chair are absent then the members of the Board shall appoint a Chair from the Independent Governors present at the meeting.