Article 5 Appointment and terms of office of first Commissioners
The first appointments under article 4(1)(a) above shall be made on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, the date on which this Order comes into force.
Of the first Commissioners to be appointed by the Commissioners—
six shall be persons who at the date of the appointment held office as Commissioners; and
the remaining three shall be persons having special knowledge, experience and ability in one or more of the matters specified in article 4(2)(a) to (g).
The first Commissioners appointed as mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) above shall be selected by such procedures as the Commissioners shall determine; and of those Commissioners—
three shall hold office from the new constitution date until 31st December 2003; and
three shall hold office from the new constitution until 31st December 2004,
as the Commissioners shall specify when they make each of those appointments.
The first Commissioners appointed as mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) above shall hold office from the new constitution date until 31st December 2005.