(1)It shall be the duty of each constituent council, joint magistrates' committee and magistrates' courts committee which is required to appoint members of a joint authority to appoint the first members before the appointed day and those appointments shall take effect on that day.
(2)Notice of the appointments made to a joint authority under this section shall be given before the appointed day—
(a)in the case of the London Fire and Civil Defence Authority, to the Greater London Council;
(b)in the case of a joint authority established for a metropolitan county, to the council of that county; and
(c)in the case of the authority established by section 25 above, to the Tyne and Wear County Council.