Article 11
1. Notwithstanding any provisions of the 1974 Act every member who holds office at the date of the coming into force of this Order shall continue in office until he retires in accordance with paragraph 2 below unless he resigns or becomes disqualified or vacates his office by absence in accordance with this Order.
2.—(1) The members who hold office immediately before the new constitution date shall retire as follows:—
(a)five shall retire on the new constitution date;
(b)four shall retire on the second anniversary of the new constitution date;
(c)five shall retire on the fourth anniversary of the new constitution date.
(2) The retirement dates for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) shall be determined by the appointments panel who shall not select the person who is the chairman immediately before the new constitution date for retirement on that date.
3. The appointments panel shall appoint new members to hold office as follows –
(a)three shall hold office from the new constitution date for terms of five years;
(b)three shall hold office from the second anniversary of the new constitution date for terms of four years;
(c)four shall hold office from the fourth anniversary of the new constitution date for terms of four years.
4. The person who is the chairman immediately before the new constitution date shall, unless he resigns his office as chairman or ceases to be a member, continue as chairman until the second anniversary of the new constitution date.
5.—(1) During the period commencing on the date of the coming into force of this Order and terminating on the new constitution date the appointments panel (“the transitional appointments panel”) shall consist of –
(a)the chairman or vice chairman;
(b)one person nominated by the Crouch Harbour Advisory Committee as constituted by section 11 of the 1974 Act; and
(c)one person nominated jointly by the local authorities.
(2) The said advisory committee and the local authorities shall make the nominations referred to respectively in sub-paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) as soon as practicable after the date of the coming into force of this Order.
(3) The transitional appointments panel shall meet as soon as practicable after the date of the coming into force of this Order and shall select the persons to serve as members in accordance with paragraph 3(a).
6. Every person who is a member of the Crouch Harbour Authority Advisory Committee at the date of the coming into force of this Order shall continue to be a member of that committee until he ceases to be such a member in accordance with the 1974 Act.