Article 5 Appointment and terms of office of first Commissioners

(1)

The first appointments under article 4(1)(a) must be made on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, the coming into force of this Order.

(2)

The Commissioners must appoint to be three of the first of such appointed Commissioners, the persons who, at the date when they make the first appointments under paragraph (1) above, are—

(a)

the Chairman of the Commissioners;

(b)

the Vice-Chairman of the Commissioners;

(c)

another one of their number.

(3)

Subject to articles 8 and 10 and paragraph 10 of Schedule 2, the Commissioners appointed under paragraph (2) hold office as Commissioners on and from the new constitution date until 31st May 2012.

(4)

Of the remaining first such appointed Commissioners—

(a)

three hold office on and from the new constitution date until 31st May 2010; and

(b)

three hold office on and from the new constitution date until 31st May 2010,

as the Commissioners specify when they make each of those appointments.