Common use of OPERATION OF THE PANEL Clause in Contracts

OPERATION OF THE PANEL. The Panel Chairman 7.1 The Panel Chairman shall be the Panel Member appointed as such, from time to time, by a simple majority of the Panel Members. 7.2 The Panel Chairman may at any time be removed from the office of Panel Chairman by a simple majority of the Panel Members or at the direction of the Authority. Where a Panel Member is removed from the office of Panel Chairman he may not be reappointed as such without the Authority’s prior consent. 7.3 The Panel Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the Panel at which he is present. If the Panel Chairman is unable to be present at a meeting, he may nominate, by notice in writing to the Panel Secretary, another Panel Member (or his Alternate) to act as Panel Chairman for that meeting. If neither the Panel Chairman nor any person nominated by him in accordance with this Clause 7.3 is present at a Panel meeting, the Panel Members present may, by simple majority, appoint any one of their number to preside at that meeting. 7.4 The Panel Chairman shall be entitled to vote in his capacity as a Panel Member. The Panel Chairman shall in no circumstances be entitled to an extra or casting vote.