Period of appointment
5.—(1) The members of the Authority appointed in accordance with article 4 shall hold office subject to the provisions of this Order.
(2) Following the first appointment of members in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 the members of the Authority shall be appointed by each council in accordance with Schedule 1 at the first meeting of that council after the second ordinary election of councillors in 1999 and at the first meeting of that council after each succeeding three yearly ordinary election of councillors.
(3) The maximum period of appointment of members of the Authority shall be three years but any member shall be eligible for appointment for further periods of three years beginning on or after the expiry of the then current period of appointment.