s 13 Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
13.—(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint —(a) a member to be the Chairperson of the Authority for the period specified in the instrument; and (b) a member (other than the Chairperson) to be the Deputy Chairperson of the Authority for the period specified in the instrument. (2) A member who is appointed as the Chief Executive is not eligible for an appointment under subsection (1). (3) The Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson holds office until —(a) his or her term of office as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson (as the case may be) expires; (b) he or she ceases to hold office as a member; or (c) the Minister terminates his or her appointment as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson (as the case may be), whichever first happens. (4) The Deputy Chairperson has and may perform all the functions and exercise all the powers of the Chairperson in relation to a matter if —(a) the Chairperson is unavailable; or (b) the Chairperson is interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter.[5/2018]