Midwives Act, 1944

The chairman of the Board.

13.—(1) The Board shall, at their first meeting held after the appointed day and also at their first meeting held after the 31st day of January in every election year, elect one of their members to be chairman of the Board.

(2) Where the office of chairman of the Board becomes vacant otherwise than by the termination of the term of office of a chairman, the Board shall at their next meeting elect one of their members to be chairman of the Board.

(3) Every chairman of the Board shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns the office of chairman, or ceases to be chairman under sub-section (5) of this section, hold office as chairman until such 31st day of January in an election year as next follows his election as chairman.

(4) The chairman of the Board may at any time resign his office as chairman by letter addressed to the Board, and the resignation shall take effect at the commencement of the meeting of the Board held next after the receipt of such letter.

(5) Where the chairman of the Board ceases during his term of office as chairman to be a member of the Board, he shall be disqualified from being and shall forthwith cease to be such chairman.

(6) Where at an election of the chairman of the Board there is an equality of votes for two or more persons, it shall be determined by lot which of those persons shall be chairman of the Board.