Dublin Fever Hospital Act, 1936

Election and term of office of extraordinary members.

12.—(1) At a meeting of the extraordinary members electorate to be held on such day, not being less than one month before the appointed day, as the Minister shall appoint for the purpose, the extraordinary members electorate shall from amongst its members elect seven extraordinary members.

(2) The extraordinary members electorate shall in every election year elect from amongst its members seven extraordinary members at a meeting of the extraordinary members electorate held in that year on such date as the Minister shall direct.

(3) If the extraordinary members electorate, on any occasion on which it is required by either of the two immediately preceding sub-sections to elect seven extraordinary members fail to elect seven extraordinary members, the Minister shall, as soon as may be nominate that number or such less number as the circumstances require of persons to be extraordinary members and the persons so nominated shall be deemed to have been elected on the said occasion by the extraordinary members electorate as extraordinary members.

(4) The term of office of every extraordinary member elected at the first election of extraordinary members shall commence on the appointed day.

(5) The term of office of every extraordinary member (other than an extraordinary member elected at the first election of extraordinary members or a person elected to fill a casual vacancy amongst the extraordinary members) shall commence on the day next following the day of the meeting of the extraordinary members electorate at which he was elected.

(6) Every extraordinary member (other than a person elected to fill a casual vacancy amongst the extraordinary members) shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office until the day next following the day of the next meeting of the extraordinary members electorate at which the extraordinary members electorate is required by this section to elect extraordinary members.