Appointment and tenure of chairperson and non-officer members
1.—(1) The chairperson and members of the Authority who are not officers of the Authority (in this Schedule, “non-officer members”) are to be appointed by the Secretary of State.
(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) of this paragraph and to paragraph 3, the term of office of the chairperson and non-officer members is to be for such period as the Secretary of State specifies on making the appointment.
(3) During the transitional period, the Secretary of State may make appointments under sub-paragraph (1) which—
(a)may be terminated upon written notice by the Secretary of State; and
(b)in any event terminate at the end of the transitional period if it not previously terminated.
(4) Subject to paragraph 3, the chairperson and any non-officer member are, on the termination of their respective terms of appointment, to be eligible for re-appointment.