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Chair definition

What does Chair mean? In arbitration, the chair is the presiding arbitrator of a multi‑member arbitral tribunal (also called the president or presiding arbitrator). In practice, the chair directs the procedure, convenes and conducts hearings, sets timetables, issues or signs procedural orders, liaises with any administering institution, and typically coordinates and finalises the award. Tribunal decisions are usually by majority; any casting vote for the chair applies only if agreed by the parties or provided by the applicable rules or law. The chair may decide routine procedural matters alone where authorised by the parties, the rules, the co‑arbitrators or the governing law. Appointment...

Local authority meetings in England and Wales: chairing, quorum, voting rules and executive decision-making under the Local Government Act 1972

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Chairing meetings

If the chairman of a Local authority meeting (also known as the mayor or maer in a city or borough council without a directly elected mayor) is in attendance, they are required to take the chair. Where the chairman is absent from a full council meeting, the vice-chairman will preside or, if they too are not present, another councillor selected by those in attendance will take the chair. In these circumstances, a Cabinet member is not eligible to preside. For parish and community councils, the chairman or vice-chairman must chair the meeting and, if both are away, any councillor chosen by the members present may do so. At parish meetings where the parish has a separate council, the chairman of that council must preside or, if unavailable, the vice-chairman of that council. Where there is no separate parish council, the chairman of the parish meeting appointed for the year, if present, must preside. If none of these individuals is present at a parish meeting, the meeting may appoint any person in attendance to act as chair...

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