7.—(1) Where a member does not complete his term of office, his successor shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term—
(a)in the case of registrant and alternate members, by the Council; and
(b)in the case of lay members, by the Privy Council.
(2) In this paragraph “the unexpired term” means the period beginning with the date on which the member ceased to be a member and ending with the date on which his full term of office would have expired.
(3) If the unexpired term is less than twelve months, the vacancy need not be filled.
(4) In the case of a registrant member or alternate member, the person appointed for the unexpired term shall be registered in the same part of the register and live or work wholly or mainly in the same country of the United Kingdom as the member he is to replace.