14Deputy Chair

14 Deputy Chair

(1) There shall be a Deputy Chair of the Council who shall be elected by the members from among the members referred to in paragraph 13(1)(c). (2) A member elected as the Deputy Chair: (a) holds office as the Deputy Chair for the period fixed by the Council at the time of his or her election, but that period shall not extend beyond the expiration of the term for which he or she is holding office as a member at that time; and (b) is eligible for re‑election. (3) The Deputy Chair may resign his or her office by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Chair. (4) The election of a person as the Deputy Chair is not invalidated, and shall not be called in question, by reason of a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his or her election. (5) The validity of anything done by a person purporting to be the Deputy Chair shall not be called in question on the ground that there is a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his or her election as the Deputy Chair, that he or she has ceased to be the Deputy Chair or that the occasion for him or her to perform the functions, or exercise the powers, of the Deputy Chair had not arisen or had ceased.