Paragraph 2
England, Wales and Scotland
The Commission shall consist of not more than F1twelvemembers appointed by Her Majesty by warrant under the sign manual, and one of those members shall be appointed as chairman.
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, a person shall hold and vacate office as a member or as chairman of the Commission in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
A person shall not hold office as a member of the Commission for more than five years under any one appointment, but a person who ceases or has ceased to be a member shall be eligible for reappointment.
A person may at any time resign his office as a member or as chairman of the Commission.
Sub-paragraph (1) above has effect subject to section 1(2) of this Act; and
notwithstanding the provisions of that sub-paragraph, a member of the Commission who is immediately before the commencement of this Schedule the chairman of the Commissioners appointed under section 3 of the M1Development and Road Improvement Funds Act 1909 shall be the first chairman of the Commission; and
a person who is a member by virtue of section 1(2) of this Act may, notwithstanding the restriction imposed by sub-paragraph (3) above, continue to hold office for the unexpired term of his appointment under the said section 3.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Word substituted by Farm Land and Rural Development Act 1988 (c. 16, SIF 2:1), s. 3
Marginal citations
- M1
Notes on Schedule 1
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 1 repealed (1.7.2000) by S.I. 2000/1505, art. 5