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

Obligation to hold a nominating meeting.

12.—Whenever the Minister has made a bye-election order in respect of a vacancy in the membership of Seanad Eireann which is stated in such order to be a vacancy in respect of the nominating bodies sub-panel of a particular panel, a meeting (in this Act referred to as a nominating meeting) of the nominating committee for the said panel shall be held at the place appointed in that behalf by such bye-election order and shall commence at the time similarly appointed, and the Seanad returning officer shall, not later than five days after the date of such bye-election order, send to every member of such nominating committee a notice in the prescribed form informing him of the said vacancy and of the obligation of such nominating committee to make nominations for filling such vacancy, and also informing him of the place and time so appointed as aforesaid by such bye-election order.