Article 5 Appointment and terms of office of First Members
For the purposes of appointing the first Members referred to in article 4(2) above, the Appointing Body means a body consisting of–
a person (not being a Member) nominated by the Highland Council, the local authority in terms of the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994;
a person (not being a Member) nominated by Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise, a company limited by guarantee having its registered office at Cowan House, Inverness Retail & Business Park, Inverness; and
a person appointed by the existing Trustees.
In making any appointment under article 4(2) above the Appointing Body shall act in accordance with any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers from time to time in respect to the exercise of such functions.
The Appointing Body shall appoint the Members to be appointed by it before 1st July 2005.
Of the first Members appointed by the Appointing Body–
two shall hold office until 1st November 2006;
two shall hold office until 1st November 2007;
two shall hold office until 1st November 2008,
as the Appointing Body shall specify when they make each of those appointments.
Until the new constitution date, the existing Trustees shall remain in office with the full powers and authorities as exercised under the Wick Harbour Acts 1879 to 1931, but without requirement to hold any further elections thereunder.