The General Chiropractic Council (Constitution of the Statutory Committees) Rules Order of Council 2009

Chairing of the Health Committee

10.—(1) The General Council shall appoint, from amongst the lay persons who are members of the Health Committee, persons to chair proceedings of the Committee (“panel chairs”).

(2) Of those persons, the General Council shall designate one panel chair of the Health Committee to act as the chair of the Committee.

(3) If the Registrar or the person duly authorised on the Registrar’s behalf (“the inviter”) does not invite the chair to attend particular proceedings of the Health Committee—

(a) the inviter must invite another panel chair to those proceedings; and

(b) that panel chair shall chair the proceedings in place of the chair of the Committee.

(4) A person serving as chair or panel chair of the Health Committee shall cease office—

(a) if that person ceases to be a member of the Health Committee;

(b) if that person resigns as chair or panel chair (or both), which the person may do at any time by a notice in writing to the General Council;

(c) if that person’s membership of the Health Committee is suspended by the General Council; or

(d) if the General Council votes to terminate that person’s appointment as chair or panel chair (or both).

(5) If the Registrar so directs, this rule does not apply in relation to proceedings, or particular stages of proceedings, before the Health Committee on 8th February 2009.