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Paragraph 11

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(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, a vacating Commissioner is eligible for reappointment as a Commissioner unless he or she has been disqualified from office under article 13.

(2)

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

(3)

A chair of the Commissioners is not eligible for reappointment as a Commissioner where, immediately before the date in question, the chair has held office as a Commissioner for four consecutive terms.

(4)

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

(a)

a term referred to in article 8(3);

(b)

the remainder of a term during which the Commissioner was appointed to fill a casual vacancy under article 11; or

(c)

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