SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7The Health Research Authority
PART 1Constitution
Non-executive members: suspension from office
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1
Where a person is suspended from office as the chair under paragraph 2(6), 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.