12. Membership of Commission
(1) A person who immediately before the establishment day was -
(a) a member of the Competition Authority, or
(b) the chief executive officer of the National Consumer Agency,
shall, on the establishment day, become and be a member of the Commission, and shall continue as such member for the remainder of the term of office for which he or she was appointed, unless he or she sooner dies, resigns from office or otherwise ceases to hold office.
(2) The person who immediately before the establishment day was the chairperson of the Competition Authority shall, on the establishment day, become and be the chairperson of the Commission, and shall continue as such chairperson for the remainder of the term of office for which he or she was appointed, unless he or she sooner dies, resigns from office or otherwise ceases to hold office.
(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) the membership of the Commission shall consist of -
(a) a chairperson and such number of other whole-time members, not being less than 2 nor more than 6, as the Minister determines and appoints (but that limitation on numbers does not affect an appointment under paragraph (b)),