(1) A health profession board must, by majority vote, elect a board member (other than the board president) to be deputy president of the health profession board (the board deputy president ).
Note Board members (other than the board president) are appointed under reg 9 or elected under pt 2.3 (Elections).
(2) The board deputy president may exercise a function of the board president at any time when the president cannot for any reason exercise the function.
(3) The board deputy president is elected for 1 year, but may be re-elected if still eligible to be elected.
(4) The board deputy president may resign as deputy president by written notice given to the board president or, if there is no president, the health profession board.