Article 73 Appointment

A member of the board of visitors for a young offender institution appointed by the Secretary of State under section 6(2) of the Prison Act 1952 shall hold office for 3 years or such less period as the Secretary of State may appoint.

When a board is first constituted, the Secretary of State shall appoint one of its members to be chairman for a period not exceeding twelve months.

Subject to paragraph (2) of this rule, at their first meeting in any year of office the board shall appoint one of their number to be chairman for that year, and thereafter shall fill any casual vacancy in that office promptly.

The board may appoint one of their number to be vice-chairman to hold office for the remainder of the period for which the chairman was appointed.