Cork City Management (Amendment) Act, 1941

Election, qualification, etc., of members of Council.

5.—(1) Subject to the provisions of the Principal Act and this Act, the law for the time being in force in relation to the election, qualification, disqualification, and tenure of office of members of the council of a county borough shall apply in relation to the election, qualification, disqualification, and tenure of office of members of the Council.

(2) Save as is otherwise provided by the Principal Act and this Act, the law for the time being in force in relation to the qualification and disqualification of persons for membership of any committee wholly or partly appointed by the council of a county borough shall apply to the appointment by the Council of persons to be members of any such committee and to such persons when so appointed.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a contract with the Corporation shall be deemed to be a contract with the Council and with every committee and joint committee appointed or partly appointed by the Council, and a contract with any such committee shall be deemed to be also a contract with the Council.

(4) Sub-section (5) of section 2 of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898, shall not apply in respect of borough elections.