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Crown Entities Act 2004

Establishment and governance of Crown entities - Statutory entities - Miscellaneous provisions relating to board

78: Appointment of chairperson, etc, and board procedure

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The law says that when a chairperson and deputy chairperson are chosen for a statutory entity's board, you need to follow the rules set out in Schedule 5. These rules also cover how the board meetings are run. This applies to all statutory entities, except for those that have only one person in charge, known as a corporation sole. You can find the details of how this works in Schedule 5.

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Part 2Establishment and governance of Crown entities
Statutory entities: Miscellaneous provisions relating to board

78Appointment of chairperson, etc, and board procedure

  1. The provisions set out in Schedule 5 govern the appointment of a chairperson and deputy chairperson (including a temporary deputy chairperson) and the proceedings of the board of a statutory entity (other than a corporation sole).

Notes
  • Section 78 heading: amended, on , by section 15(1) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51).
  • Section 78: amended, on , by section 15(2) of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51).