5.—(1) Unless the justices for an existing petty sessions area otherwise resolve, the election of a chairman or deputy chairman of the justices for that area due apart from this paragraph to take place in October 1973 shall not be held; and the persons holding office as chairman or deputy chairman at the time at which the election would apart from this paragraph have been held shall continue to hold office until 31st March 1974.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4) below, no appointment to any of the following bodies, that is to say—

(a) a magistrates' courts committee;

(b) a juvenile court panel;

(c) a probation and after-care committee;

(d) a case committee;

(e) a betting licensing committee;

(f) a licensing committee;

(g) a compensation committee;

(h) a licensing planning committee,

for an existing petty sessions area, or area in which an existing petty sessions area is comprised, shall be made on or after the date of coming into operation of this Article and any such appointment made before, but so as to take effect on or after, that date shall cease to have effect.

(3) The members of the bodies specified in paragraph (2) above serving as such on the date of coming into operation of this Article shall be deemed to be appointed for a term expiring immediately before 1st April 1974.

(4) Nothing in paragraph (2) above shall preclude the filling of a casual vacancy on any of the bodies specified therein but a person appointed to fill such a vacancy after the date of coming into operation of this Article shall be appointed for a term expiring immediately before 1st April 1974.