Local Elections Postponement Act, 1922
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Provisions consequential to the postponement of elections. |
4.—(1) The Minister shall in every order made by him under this Act prescribing the date on which any statutory election is to be held also prescribe the date on which the first meeting of every Council, body of Commissioners and other local body referred to in such order is to be held after such election. | |
(2) Every Council, body of Commissioners and other local body the statutory elections to which are postponed by or under this Act, shall hold its first meeting after such election on the dateprescribed for that purpose by the Minister under this section and shall transact at such meeting all the business which such Council, Commissioners or other local body is by any statute order or regulation required to transact at an annual meeting or a quarterly meeting (as the case may be) held next after a statutory election. | ||
(3) Such of the existing members of any board, committee, joint board or joint committee as are nominated or elected by any Council, body of Commissioners or other local body the statutory elections to which are postponed by or under this Act shall continue in office as such members until the day after the date on which the first meeting of such Council, body of Commissioners or other local body after the statutory election thereto is held pursuant to this section. | ||
In this sub-section “existing” means holding office on the prescribed date. | ||
(4) Every Lord Mayor, Mayor, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of or appointed by any Council, body of Commissioners or other local body the statutory elections to which are postponed by or under this Act who is in office at the passing of this Act or on the prescribed date shall continue in office until but not after his successor shall have been duly elected at the first meeting of such Council, body of Commissioners or other local body after the statutory elections thereto and shall have made the declaration accepting office. | ||
(5) In this section the expressions “annual meeting”and “quarterly meeting” respectively mean any annual meeting or quarterly meeting (as the case may be) the date of which is prescribed by or under the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898 . |