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96 Terms and conditions of appointment of member
(1) A member of the Board—
(a) holds office for the period, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the instrument of appointment; and
(b) is appointed on a full-time or part-time basis, as specified in the instrument of appointment; and
(c) is eligible for reappointment.
(2) Despite subsection (1), an initial member of the Board—
(a) holds office for the period, not exceeding 6 years, specified in the instrument of appointment; and
(b) is appointed on a full-time or part-time basis, as specified in the instrument of appointment; and
(c) is eligible for reappointment for a period not exceeding 3 years, specified in the instrument of reappointment.
(3) In this section—
***initial member of the Board*** means a person appointed under section 95 who is a member of the first Board constituted on the coming into operation of Part 9.