s 5C Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
5C.—(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint a member (other than the Chairperson or the Chief Executive Officer) to be the Deputy Chairperson of the Council for the period specified in the instrument. (2) The Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson holds office until whichever of the following happens first:(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 of the Council; (c) the Minister terminates his or her appointment as Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson, as the case may be. (3) Subject to section 5E, 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.[Act 3 of 2026 wef 01/08/2026]