Institute For Advanced Studies Act, 1940

Resignation of members of the Council.

12.—(1) Any member of the Council (other than an ex-officio member of the Council) may, at any time, resign his office as such member by letter sent—

(a) in the case of a member appointed by the President, to the Taoiseach for submission to the President,

(b) in any other case, to the Governing Board of the Constituent School which appointed him.

(2) A member of the Council who resigns under this section shall send a copy of his letter of resignation to the Council, and his resignation shall take effect as from the beginning of the first meeting of the Council held after the expiration of one month, in the case of a member appointed by the President, from the receipt by the Council from the Taoiseach of a notification that such resignation has been accepted or, in any other case, from the receipt of the said copy by the Council.

(3) A member of the Council who has resigned under this section may, at any time before such resignation takes effect under the next preceding sub-section of this section, withdraw such resignation in the like manner as such resignation was made, including the sending of a copy of such withdrawal to the Council.