Vacant office
8.—(1) Where a member other than an officer member ceases to be a member before the end of the period for which he was appointed, the Secretary of State shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the period for which he was appointed.
(2) In making an appointment under paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall appoint a person who is qualified for appointment by virtue of the same sub-paragraph of article 3(1) as she specified under article 3(3) in relation to the member whose departure has given rise to the vacancy.