Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Bye-Elections) Act, 1940

Appointment of members of nominating committees.

10.—(1) Every nominating body which is registered in the register of nominating bodies at the passing of this Act shall, as soon as may be after such passing, appoint three persons to be members of the nominating committee for the panel in respect of which such nominating body is so registered.

(2) Every body which becomes, after the passing of this Act, registered as a nominating body in the register of nominating bodies shall, as soon as may be after it becomes so registered, appoint three persons to be members of the nominating committee for the panel in respect of which such body is so registered.

(3) It shall be the duty of every nominating body for the time being registered in the register of nominating bodies to maintain at three the number of members appointed by it to the appropriate nominating committee, and for that purpose every such nominating body is hereby empowered and required to fill with all convenient speed every vacancy which occurs amongst the members appointed by it to such nominating committee.

(4) Every appointment and every revocation of the appointment of a member of a nominating committee by a nominating body shall—

(a) be made in writing, and

(b) if such nominating body is a body corporate, have the seal of such body affixed thereto in the manner and with the countersignatures required by the constitution, articles of association, or other regulations of such body or, if such nominating body is not a body corporate, be signed in the name of such nominating body by some person having authority to sign in that name, and

(c) in the case of an appointment, state the name, postal address, and description of the appointee and contain a statement, signed by the appointee, that he assents to the appointment, and

(d) in every case, be sent to the Seanad returning officer by such nominating body, and

(e) have effect as from the time at which it is received by the Seanad returning officer.

(5) Any member of a nominating committee may at any time inform the Seanad returning officer in writing of a change in his postal address and thereupon the Seanad returning officer shall enter such change of address in the register of the members of such nominating committee.