Appointment and tenure of office of chairman and members

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the chairman and non-officer members shall be appointed by the Secretary of State.

(2) One non-officer member shall be appointed by the National Assembly for Wales.

(3) Subject to regulation 5 (termination of tenure of office), the term of office of the chairman and non-officer members shall be such period, not exceeding five years, as is specified when the appointment is made by the Secretary of State or, as the case may be, the National Assembly for Wales.

(4) Subject to regulation 3 (disqualification for appointment), the chairman and any non-officer member shall, on the termination of that office, be eligible for re-appointment.

(5) The chairman and the non-officer members shall appoint the members who are officers of the Agency.

(6) Regulation 4(3) to (5) and regulation 5 apply to the non-officer member appointed by the National Assembly for Wales as if each reference to the Secretary of State were a reference to the National Assembly for Wales.