Suspension from office
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5(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.