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1. There shall be a chair of the Authority who, subject to article 6(4) shall be appointed by the members from among the members holding office under article 3(1).
2. Subject to paragraph 7, the person appointed under article 6(4) as the first chair shall, unless that person resigns as chair or ceases to be a member, continue in office until 30th September 2013.
3. Subject to paragraph 7, every person appointed as chair under paragraph 1 shall, unless that person resigns as chair or ceases to be a member, hold office for a period of three years.
4. There shall be a vice-chair of the Authority who shall be appointed by the members from among the members holding office under article 3(1).
5. The first vice-chair shall be appointed at the first meeting of the Authority referred to in paragraph 10 or as soon as practicable thereafter and, subject to paragraph 7 the person so appointed shall, unless that person resigns as vice-chair or ceases to be a member, continue in office for the period of one year.
6. Subject to paragraph 7, every person appointed under paragraph 4 shall, unless that person resigns as vice-chair or ceases to be a member, hold office for a period of two or three years.
7. If at least eight of the members appointed under articles 3(1) and 8 are satisfied that the chair or vice-chair should cease to hold office as such, they may terminate that office and appoint another member to be the chair or vice-chair during the remainder of the term for which the former chair or vice-chair was appointed.
8.—(1) On a casual vacancy occurring in the office of chair or vice-chair, the vacancy must be filled by the members at a meeting held as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs.
(2) Subject to paragraph 7, a member appointed under this paragraph to fill a casual vacancy in the office of chair or vice-chair shall, unless that member resigns that office or ceases to be a member, hold that office during the remainder of the term for which the chair or vice-chair whom that person replaces was appointed.
9. A chair or vice-chair is eligible for reappointment to that office but may not hold office for more than five consecutive terms.
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