Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part II · Legal Profession Qualifying Board
8. Election of acting Chairman
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The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board; and in the absence of the Chairman, the members of the Board present at the meeting shall elect an acting Chairman who shall have and exercise all the powers of the Chairman.
the Board
Defined · s 3
“the Board” means the Legal Profession Qualifying Board established under section 4;
(2)
The Chief Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board.
Registrar
Defined · s 3
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the High Court and includes a Deputy Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;
(3)
The Board shall appoint such officers as it considers necessary and shall have power to pay remuneration to its employees.