Pigs and Bacon Act, 1935

Number of ordinary members to be elected by different classes of curers and dates of election.

77.—(1) If one panel only is required under the immediately preceding section to be prepared in any election year, the Minister shall, as soon as may be after the preparation of such panel, make an order (in this Part of this Act referred to as an ordinary members (election) order) declaring that all the ordinary members of the Board shall be elected by persons whose names are entered in such panel at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order.

(2) If two panels only are required under the immediately preceding section to be prepared in any election year, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) if such panels are a panel of large curers and a panel of medium curers, the Minister shall, as soon as maybe after the preparation of such panels, make an order (in this Part of this Act also referred to as an ordinary-members (election) order) declaring that of the seven ordinary members—

(i) such number as may be specified in such order shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such panel of large curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order, and

(ii) the remainder shall be elected by persons whose names are entered in such panel of medium curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order;

(b) if such panels are a panel of large curers and a panel of small curers, the Minister shall, as soon as may be after the preparation of such panels, make an order (in this Part of this Act also referred to as an ordinary members (election) order) declaring that of the seven ordinary members—

(i) such number as may be specified in such order shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such panel of large curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order, and

(ii) the remainder shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such panel of small curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order;

(c) if such panels are a panel of medium curers and a panel of small curers, the Minister shall, as soon as may be after the preparation of such panels, make an order (in this Part of this Act also referred to as an ordinary members (election) order) declaring that of the seven ordinary members—

(i) such number as may be specified in such order shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such panel of medium curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order, and

(ii) the remainder shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such panel of small curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order.

(3) If three panels are required under the immediately preceding section to be prepared in any election year, the Minister shall, as soon as may be after the preparation of such panels, make an order (in this Part of this Act also referred to as an ordinary members (election) order) declaring that of the seven ordinary members—

(i) such number as may be specified in such order shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such one of the said panels as is a panel of large curers at a meeting of such persons to-be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order;

(ii) such number as may be specified in such order shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such one of the said panels as is a panel of medium curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order; and

(iii) the remainder shall be elected by the persons whose names are entered in such one of the said panels as is a panel of small curers at a meeting of such persons to be held on the date in such election year specified in that behalf in such order.

(4) Every ordinary members (election) order shall be published in the Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made.