Notice of appointment, etc.
8.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where a member is appointed to a National Park authority, or a vacancy arises in the membership of a National Park authority for any reason other than resignation—
(a)where the member, or the member giving rise to the vacancy, was a local authority member, the council by whom he was appointed; or
(b)where the member, or as the case may be, the member giving rise to the vacancy, was a Secretary of State member, the Secretary of State,
shall as soon as practicable give notice in writing to the National Park authority whose membership is affected of the name of the member appointed and the date of his appointment or, as the case may be, of the occurrence of the vacancy.
(2) If a person’s membership of a National Park authority is terminated in accordance with Schedule 7 to the 1995 Act by—
(a)a council (in accordance with paragraph 2(5)(b)), or
(b)the Secretary of State (in accordance with paragraph 6),
the council or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State, shall forthwith give notice in writing to that National Park authority of the name of the member and the date of termination of his appointment.
(3) As soon as practicable after receiving a notice under article 6 or this article, a National Park authority shall give public notice of—
(a)the appointment, or, as the case may be, of the resignation, termination or vacancy, and
(b)the name of the person concerned.