9.—(1) Where a vacancy arises in the membership of the Board, it shall be filled as soon as practicable—
(a)where the vacancy is created by a local authority member, by the authority in whose representation the vacancy arises,
(b)where the vacancy is created by a member appointed by the Secretary of State, by the Secretary of State,
(c)where the vacancy is created by a parish member, by the parish councils and parish meetings referred to in Part IV of Schedule 2,
in accordance with the appropriate provisions of Schedule 13 to the 2000 Act and Parts II and III of Schedule 2 to this Order, as the case may be.
(2) Where, by virtue of paragraph 4(4)(a) of Schedule 13 to the 2000 Act a vacancy arises in the membership of the Board as a result of a local authority member ceasing to be a member of the local authority, that person shall nevertheless continue to be a local authority member of the Board until—
(a)notice is given to the Board under article 10(1)(a) of the appointment of a new local authority member of the Board to fill that vacancy, or
(b)the expiration of 3 months from the day that vacancy arises,
whichever is the earlier.
(3) Where by virtue of paragraph 5(3) or (4) of Schedule 13 to the 2000 Act a vacancy arises in the membership of the Board as a result of a parish member of the Board ceasing to be a member of the parish council or chairman of the parish meeting (as the case may be), that person shall nevertheless continue to be a parish member of the Board until—
(a)notice is given by the Board under paragraphs 22(1)(b) or 25(b) (as the case may be) of Schedule 2 of the appointment of a new parish member of the Board to fill that vacancy, or
(b)the expiration of 3 months from the day that vacancy arises,
whichever is the earlier.