11.—(1) Before deciding whether to remove a person from office in accordance with regulation 10 the chair, vice-chair, non-officer members and chief executives may, if they consider it appropriate to do so, suspend the tenure of office of an officer member for such period as they consider reasonable.
(2) Where an officer member is suspended in accordance with paragraph (1), the chair, vice-chair, non-officer members and chief executives must immediately notify that member, each Local Health Board and the Welsh Ministers in writing, stating the reasons for his or her suspension.
(3) An officer member whose tenure of office is suspended may not perform the functions of any member of the joint committee.