2(1)The appointment of a person to the Authority by a participating authority shall end if he ceases to be a member of the authority.
(2)The appointment to the Authority of a member of the Navigation Committee (under section 1(3)(c) of this Act) shall end if he ceases to be a member of that Committee.
(3)Where a person’s appointment ends by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above, the participating authority shall as soon as practicable give notice of that fact to the Authority.
(4)A participating authority may at any time end the appointment of a person appointed to the Authority by that participating authority and appoint another person in his place.
(5)Where a participating authority exercises its powers under sub-paragraph (4) above—
(a)it shall give notice of the ending of the appointment to the Authority; and
(b)the new appointment shall take effect, and the previous appointment end, at the end of the period of one month beginning with the date on which the notice is given.
(6)The appointment of any person to the Authority may be ended by resignation by notice in writing given to the proper officer of the Authority.
(7)Where—
(a)any such notice of resignation is given to the Authority; or
(b)any person ceases to be a member of the Authority by virtue of the application of section 85 of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 (vacation of office by failure to attend meetings);
the Authority shall notify the relevant appointing authority.
(8)Where a vacancy among the persons appointed to the Authority occurs for any reason other than one mentioned in this paragraph, the relevant appointing authority shall give notice of that fact to the Authority or (as the case may require) the Authority shall give notice of that fact to the relevant authority.
(9)The proper officer of the Authority shall as soon as practicable publish notice of any appointment to the Authority, or ending of such an appointment, and any such notice shall give the name of the person concerned.
(10)Sub-paragraphs (3), (8) and (9) above shall not apply in relation to any person who—
(a)ceases to be a member of the Authority by virtue of his retirement from membership of a participating authority;
(b)is re-elected to membership of that participating authority on the day of that retirement; and
(c)is re-appointed as a member of the Authority by that participating authority.
(11)Sub-paragraphs (7) and (8) above shall not apply in relation to any person appointed to the Authority under section 1(3)(c).
(12)This paragraph is subject to the provisions of paragraph 5 below dealing with the period for which a member of the Authority is to serve as chairman.