Article 4 Appointment and terms of office of the first directors
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the first appointments under article 3(1)(a), (b) and (c) must be made to take effect on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, the new constitution date.
The Secretary of State must appoint as the first chair of the Board as required by article 3(1)(a) the person who is the last Chairman of the Board before the new constitution date.
The Secretary of State must appoint as first members of the Board under article 3(1)(b) the persons who are the two directors appointed before the new constitution date to hold office until 12 June 2018.
The Board must appoint as first members of the Board under article 3(1)(c) the persons who are before the new constitution date respectively—
the director appointed to hold office until 23 May 2016; and
the director appointed to hold office until 30 September 2016.
A director appointed under paragraph (2), (3) or (4) shall hold office until the date on which his previous period of office would have expired but for the making of this Order.
The first two directors referred to in article 3(5) appointed by the Board under article 3(1)(c) shall hold office for a period of three years following their appointment.
In the case of the first two directors mentioned in paragraph (6), consultation carried out by the Board as described in article 3(6) before the coming into force of this Order is to be taken to have been carried out under that provision.
The senior officer appointed under article 3(1)(e) shall hold office as a director for such period as the Board may specify.