SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Monitor
5Suspension from office
1
Where a person is suspended from office as the chair under paragraph 3(4), the Secretary of State may appoint a non-executive member as interim chair to exercise the chair’s functions.
2
Appointment as interim chair is for a term not exceeding the shorter of—
a
the period ending with either—
i
the appointment of a new chair, or
ii
the revocation or expiry of the existing chair’s suspension, and
b
the remainder of the interim chair’s term as a non-executive member.
3
A person who ceases to be the interim chair is eligible for re-appointment.