I do share that point--and I understand that may have been the question--but my understanding is, having talked to the clerk, that the appointment is in effect as of the date that it was announced. I don't think the date he's effectively taken the job changes anything. My understanding is that once the announcement is made, then he is on the job, effectively. Is that understanding correct?
Can I ask the clerk whether once the announcement is made he is effectively on the job already? Is that correct?