Cork Fever Hospital Act, 1935

Casual vacancies amongst city members and board of health members.

19.—(1) Whenever a casual vacancy occurs amongst the city members the city council shall, as soon as conveniently may be, elect a person qualified to be elected a city member to fill such vacancy.

(2) Whenever a casual vacancy occurs amongst the board of health members, the board of health shall, as soon as conveniently may be, elect a person qualified to be elected a board of health member to fill such vacancy.

(3) A person elected to fill a casual vacancy amongst the city members shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or becomes disqualified hold office until the day next following the day of the next quarterly meeting of the city council at which the city council are required by the Act to elect city members.

(4) A person elected to fill a casual vacancy amongst the board of health members shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office until the day next following the day of the next annual meeting of the board of health at which the board of health are required by this Act to elect board of health members.

(5) For the purposes of this section—

(a) a casual vacancy shall be deemed to have happened amongst the city members whenever a city member dies, resigns or becomes disqualified or whenever the number of city members is, under the provisions of this Act relating to the constitution of the Cork Fever Hospital Board, increased by one,

(b) a casual vacancy shall be deemed to have happened amongst the board of health members whenever a board of health member dies, resigns or becomes disqualified or whenever the number of board of health members is, under the provisions of this Act relating to the constitution of the Cork Fever Hospital Board, increased by one.