[7. Transitional provisions---(1) Of the 4 members to be first
 appointed to the Council by the Governor-General, 2 shall be appointed
 for a term expiring with such date as shall be prescribed by Order in
 Council, and 2 shall be appointed for a term expiring with such later
 date as shall be prescribed by Order in Council.

   (2) Of the 4 members to be first appointed to the Council by the
 Senate, 2 shall be appointed as soon as practicable after the
 commencement of this Act for a term expiring with such date as shall be
 prescribed by Order in Council, and the others may each be appointed at
 such time after the said commencement as the Senate thinks fit for such
 term, not exceeding 3 years, as shall be specified in each case by the
 Senate at the time of making the appointment.

   (3) Of the 2 members to be first elected to the Council by the
 lecturers of the University, one shall be elected for a term of one year
 and the other shall be elected for a term of 2 years. The election shall
 be held as soon as practicable in the year in which the first students
 of the University are enrolled; and the term of office of each of the
 members elected shall be deemed to have commenced on the 1st day of
 January of that year.

   (4) The first member to be elected to the Council under paragraph (d)
 of subsection (2) of section 6 of this Act shall be so elected for a
 term of office expiring with such date as shall be prescribed by Order
 in Council, at an election to be held as soon as practicable after the
 commencement of this Act.

   (5) The first member to be appointed to the Council by the North Shore
 Local Bodies Association shall be so appointed for a term expiring with
 such date as shall be prescribed by Order in Council, and shall be so
 appointed as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act.

   (6) The first member to be appointed to the Council by the Waitemata
 County Council shall be so appointed for a term expiring with such date
 as shall be prescribed by Order in Council, and shall be so appointed as
 soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act.

   (7) The first member to be appointed to the Council under paragraph
 (g) of subclause (2) of section 6 of this Act shall be so appointed for
 a term expiring with such date as shall be prescribed by Order in
 Council, and shall be so appointed as soon as practicable after the
 commencement of this Act.

   (8) The first 3 members to be elected to the Council by the Court of
 Convocation shall be so elected at an election to be held on such date
 as shall be prescribed by Order in Council, or as soon as practicable
 thereafter. Every member so elected shall hold office for a term
 expiring with such date as shall be prescribed by Order in Council.

   (9) Of the first 2 members to be appointed to the Council by the
 Executive of the Students' Association, one shall be appointed for a
 term of 2 years, and the other shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
 The appointments shall be made at the first meeting of the Executive or
 as soon as practicable thereafter, and the term of office of each of the
 members appointed shall be deemed to have commenced on the 1st day of
 January of the year in which the appointments are made.

   (10) The first member to be appointed to the Council by the Council of
 the University of Auckland under paragraph (k) of subclause (2) of
 section 6 of this Act shall be appointed for a term expiring with such
 date as shall be prescribed by Order in Council, and shall be so
 appointed as soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act.]

       This section was substituted for the original s. 7 by s. 3 of the
     University of Albany Amendment Act 1973, which came into force on
     the date of enactment of the principal Act, see s. 1 (2) of the 1973
     Amendment Act.