3.—(1) The chairman shall be appointed for a period not exceeding 4 years.
(2) The members of the Authority shall be appointed for a period not exceeding 4 years.
(3) Members may be appointed for periods of different duration.
(4) The period of appointment of the chairman and of any particular member shall be determined by the Department.
(5) Subject to Regulation 4 the chairman or a member of the Authority may, on the termination of the period of tenure of office, be eligible for re-appointment for such further period, not exceeding 4 years, as the Department may in any particular case determine.
(6) The Department may instead of re-appointing the chairman or a member on the expiration of their term of office, extend their appointment for such further period as may appear reasonable in the particular circumstances but the period by which an appointment is extended must not exceed 4 years.