Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002

Chairing

4 (1) The Scottish Ministers—

(a) must appoint one of the non-executive members to chair the board, and

(b) may, after consulting that member, appoint another non-executive member to act as deputy to that member.

(2) The member appointed to chair the board and any member appointed to act as deputy to that member hold and vacate office as such in accordance with the terms of their appointments.

(3) A member so appointed may, by written notice to the Scottish Ministers, resign from office as such.

(4) A member so appointed vacates office on ceasing to be a non-executive member of Scottish Water.

(5) Where a non-executive member—

(a) is appointed to chair the board or to act as deputy to the member so appointed, or

(b) ceases to hold office as such,

the Scottish Ministers may vary the terms of the member’s appointment so as to alter the date on which office as a non-executive member is to be vacated.