Chairman and deputy chairman
5(1)The members of a National Park authority shall elect, from amongst their members, both a chairman and a deputy chairman of the authority.
(2)Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below, the chairman and deputy chairman of a National Park authority shall be elected for a period not exceeding one year; but a person so elected shall, on ceasing to hold office at the end of his term of office as chairman or deputy chairman, be eligible for re-election.
(3)A person shall cease to hold office as chairman or deputy chairman of a National Park authority if he ceases to be a member of the authority.
(4)Where a vacancy occurs in the office of chairman or deputy chairman of a National Park authority, it shall be the duty of the members of that authority to secure that that vacancy is filled as soon as possible.