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Appointment and terms of office of first Commissioners

5.—(1) The first appointments under article 4(1)(a) or (b) above shall be made on, or as soon as reasonably practicable after, 18th June 2001.

(2) The Commissioners shall appoint the persons who are, at the date when they make the first appointments under paragraph (1) above, the chairman and vice-chairman of the Commissioners to be two of the first of such appointed Commissioners and they shall hold office as Commissioners from the new constitution date until 30th April 2004; and on and after the new constitution date shall be the chairman and vice-chairman respectively of the Commissioners.

(3) Of the remaining first such Commissioners appointed by the Commissioners—

(a)two shall hold office from the new constitution date until 30th April 2002;

(b)two shall hold office from the new constitution date until 30th April 2003;

as the Commissioners shall specify when they make each of those appointments.

(4) Of the Commissioners appointed by Restormel Borough Council—

(a)one shall hold office from the new constitution date until 30th April 2002;

(b)one shall hold office from the new constitution date until 30th April 2003;

(c)one shall hold office from the new constitution date until 30th April 2004;

as the Council shall specify when they make each of those appointments.