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Paragraph 11

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(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a Commissioner vacating office shall be eligible for reappointment as a Commissioner unless he has been disqualified from office under article 9 of this Order.

(2)

Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, an appointed Commissioner vacating office shall not be eligible for reappointment as a Commissioner where, immediately before the date in question, he has held office for three consecutive terms.

(3)

A chairman of the Commissioners who is an appointed Commissioner shall not be eligible for reappointment as a Commissioner where, immediately before the date in question, he has held office as a Commissioner for four consecutive terms.

(4)

For the purposes of this paragraph “term” does not include—

(a)

a term referred to in article 4(3)(a) or (b) of this Order;

(b)

the remainder of a term during which the Commissioner was appointed to fill a casual vacancy under article 8 of this Order; or

(c)

any term served by the Commissioner prior to the new constitution date.

(5)

In this paragraph “appointed Commissioner” means a Commissioner appointed under article 3(1)(a) of this Order.