Terms of office
6.—(1) The chairman shall serve as such for such term not exceeding six years as the General Synod may determine.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below the other members shall serve as such for six years.
(3) The terms of office of the members elected under regulation 4 or 5 above on the first occasion shall commence on the appointed day and shall cease as follows–
(a)at the end of their second year of office, two of those elected under regulation 4(b), two of those elected under regulation 5(1), and one of those elected under regulation 5(2) (all chosen by lot) and those appointed under regulation 5(3) and (4) shall retire;
(b)at the end of their fourth year of office, the member elected under regulation 4(a), the two members elected under regulation 4(c), two of those elected under regulation 5(1) (chosen by lot) and the member appointed under regulation 5(5) shall retire.
(4) The choice of the members whose term of office is to be terminated by lot under paragraph (3) above shall be made at the first meeting of the Board after the coming into operation of these regulations.