SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments and transitional provision relating to Part 1
Part 3Transitional provision relating to the Civil Service Commission
29Restriction on period of office for former member of old commission
1
This paragraph applies if a person who is a Commissioner is a former member of the old commission.
2
The period for which the person is to hold office (apart from this sub-paragraph) is reduced so far as necessary to ensure compliance with the five year rule.
3
The five year rule is that the total of the following must not exceed five years—
a
the period or periods for which the person holds office as Commissioner, and
b
the period or periods for which the person is a member of the old commission.
4
Sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b) does not include any period for which the person is also Her Majesty’s Commissioner for Public Appointments.
5
Sub-paragraph (3)(b) does not include any period for which the person is also head of the old commission.