Health Protection Agency Act 2004 (c. 17)
5(1)Paragraph 1 is amended as follows.
(2)After sub-paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A)Where the membership of a non-executive member is suspended in accordance with any regulations made under paragraph 8(2)(d), that member's appointment is to be disregarded at any time during the suspension for the purpose of determining the appointments to be made under sub-paragraph (3).”
(3)After sub-paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A)But the Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a)provide that if the chairman’s membership is suspended the Secretary of State may direct that the appointment of the deputy chairman under sub-paragraph (5) is to cease to have effect; and
(b)make provision about the appointment by the Secretary of State in those circumstances of another non-executive member to be deputy chairman.”
(4)In sub-paragraph (7), after “sub-paragraph” insert “(5A) or”.