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

Chairing of the Education Committee

5.—(1) One of the lay members of the Education Committee who is also a member of the General Council shall be appointed by the General Council to be the chair of the Committee.

(2) If at any meeting of the Education Committee the chair is absent, the members of the Committee at that meeting may nominate from amongst the members who are present a lay person to chair that meeting.

(3) If, for any reason—

(a) the General Council is on notice that the chair of the Education Committee is likely—

(i) to be absent for more than one meeting of the Education Committee,

(ii) to be unavailable to perform the duties of a chair for more than one month; or

(b) the office of chair is vacant,

the General Council may nominate a member (“deputy chair”) to serve as chair during the absence or unavailability of the chair or the vacancy.

(4) A member of the Education Committee serving as deputy chair shall cease to be deputy chair—

(a) in the case of—

(i) the absence or unavailability of the chair, on the date which the chair notifies the General Council in writing as the date on which they are able to resume their duties, or

(ii) the office of chair being vacant, once the vacancy is filled;

(b) if the member ceases to be a member of the Education Committee;

(c) if the member resigns as deputy chair, which the member may do at any time by a notice in writing to the General Council;

(d) if the member’s membership of the General Council is provisionally suspended by the General Council or suspended by the Privy Council; or

(e) if the General Council votes to terminate the member’s appointment as deputy chair.

(5) A person serving as a chair of the Education Committee shall cease to be chair—

(a) on resigning as chair, which that person may do at any time by notice in writing to the General Council;

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

(c) if the General Council votes to terminate the person’s appointment as chair.

(6) The person serving as a chair (or, where appropriate deputy chair) shall not be entitled to vote in a vote of the General Council to decide whether or not to terminate the person’s appointment under this rule.