1. Subject to paragraph 8, there must be a chair of Commissioners who must be appointed by the Commissioners from among those Commissioners appointed under article 5(1) or 11.
2. The first chair appointed under paragraph 1 will, subject to paragraph 8, and unless the chair resigns office as chair or ceases to be a Commissioner, hold office until the expiry of a period of three years following the new constitution date.
3. Subject to paragraph 8, every chair appointed under paragraph 1 will unless the chair resigns office as chair or ceases to be a Commissioner, hold office for a period of three years.
4. There must be a vice-chair of the Commissioners who must be appointed by the Commissioners from among those Commissioners appointed under article 5(1) or 11.
5. The first vice-chair holding office after the new constitution date must be appointed as soon as practicable after that date and, subject to paragraph 8, will, unless the vice-chair resigns office as vice-chair or ceases to be a Commissioner, continue in office as vice-chair for a period of three years from the date of appointment as vice-chair.
6. Subject to paragraph 8, every vice-chair appointed under paragraph 4 will, unless the vice-chair resigns office as vice-chair or ceases to be a Commissioner, hold office for a period of three years.
7.—(1) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of chairman or vice-chairman of the Commissioners, the vacancy must be filled by the Commissioners from among those Commissioners appointed under article 5(1) or 11 at a meeting held as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs.
(2) A Commissioner appointed under this paragraph to fill a casual vacancy in the office of chair or vice-chair must, unless the Commissioner resigns that office or ceases to be a Commissioner, hold that office during the remainder of the term for which the chair or vice-chair who is replaced was appointed.
8. If the Commissioners are satisfied that the chair or vice-chair should cease to hold office as chair or vice-chair, they may terminate the office and appoint another Commissioner to be chair or vice-chair during the remainder of the term for which the former chair or vice-chair was appointed.