Vocational Education Act, 1930

Chairman of vocational education committees.

15.—(1) Every vocational education committee shall, at its first meeting and also at every triennial meeting, elect one of its members to be the chairman of such committee.

(2) Whenever the office of chairman of a vocational education committee becomes vacant through the death, resignation, or disqualification of the chairman, such committee shall, at its next meeting after the occurrence of such vacancy, elect one of its members to be the chairman of such committee.

(3) Every person elected to be the chairman of a vocational education committee shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office as such chairman until the commencement of the next triennial meeting of such committee after the meeting at which he is so elected.

(4) The chairman of a vocational education committee may at any time resign his office as such chairman by letter addressed to the chief executive officer of such committee and every such resignation shall take effect at the commencement of the meeting of such committee commencing next after the receipt of such resignation by such officer.

(5) Whenever the chairman of a vocational education committee ceases during his term of office as such chairman to be a member of such committee he shall be disqualified for being and shall forthwith cease to be such chairman.

(6) Whenever, at an election of the chairman of a vocational education committee, there is an equality of votes for two or more persons, one of those persons shall be elected by lot.