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Paragraph 11 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

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

(2)

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

(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 5(3)(a) or (b) or (4)(a) or (b) above;

(b)

the remainder of a term during which the Commissioner was appointed to fill a casual vacancy under article 8 above; 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 4(1)(a) or (b) above.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 2 para. 11 in force at 18.6.2001, see art. 1(1)