5.—(1) Where the number of members to be appointed by each relevant local authority allows for more than one member to be appointed by each relevant local authority, any further members shall be appointed by such of the relevant local authorities as those local authorities may by agreement determine, or, in default of agreement by such date as the Assembly may specify for the purpose, as the Assembly may determine.
(2) A person appointed in accordance with this regulation may, but need not, be a member of the local authority which appoints him or her.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where a member appointed by a local authority is a member of the appointing local authority, he or she shall, on ceasing to be a member of the appointing local authority, cease also to be a member of the Council at the end of the period of two months beginning with the date on which he or she ceased to be a member of the appointing local authority.
(4) In a case to which paragraph (3) applies the local authority may, during the period referred to in that paragraph, give notice in writing to the Chief Officer and to the Assembly that the person appointed is to continue as a member of the Council.