Examples of Chair of the HFEA in a sentence
All external legal advice must usually be commissioned through the Authority’s legal advisers and no advice can be commissioned without the approval of the Chair of the HFEA or the Chief Executive.
The exercise of emergency powers by the Chair of the HFEA and the Chief Executive shall be reported to the next meeting of the Authority, and may be ratified by the Authority members.
Before making a decision on litigation, the Chair of the HFEA may consult with the Deputy Chair of the HFEA and the Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee, or where appropriate, with two other Authority members.
If the Chair of the HFEA is absent temporarily or is disqualified from participating on the grounds of a declared conflict of interest, the Deputy Chair, if present, shall preside.
The Chair of the HFEA may invite such persons as he or she considers desirable to attend a meeting of the Authority and to advise the Authority members on any matter on the agenda for that meeting.
Other than in exceptional circumstances, the Chair of the HFEA shall notify Authority members of the dates of the ordinary meetings of the Authority in any calendar year at least one month before the beginning of that year.
The Chair of the HFEA may consult with two or more Authority members as appropriate before discharging the particular responsibilities set out above or before undertaking any action on behalf of the Authority.
The powers which the Authority has reserved to itself in paragraph 5.1 may, in an emergency, be exercised by the Chair of the HFEA and the Chief Executive.
In the absence of the Committee Chair, the Deputy Chair or other person nominated by the Chair of the HFEA may act as Committee Chair.
If the quorum comprises a majority of non-lay Authority members, the Chair of the HFEA may decide that a particular vote or decision cannot be taken.