Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

Disqualification of conservator by non-attendance at meetings.

31.—(1) A conservator for an electoral division who absents himself during a period of six consecutive months from all meetings of the board for the fishery district which includes that electoral division and all meetings of the conservators for that electoral division shall be disqualified from continuing to be a member of such board and one fortnight after the expiration of such period his seat on such board shall, subject to this section, become and be vacant.

(2) Whenever a member of a board of conservators is about to become or has been disqualified under subsection (1) of this section from continuing to be a member of such board, the Minister may, not later than one fortnight after the expiration of the period mentioned in the said subsection (1) and if in his opinion the special circumstances of the case justify him in so doing, extend the said period by such further period as he thinks proper, and thereupon the said subsection (1) shall have effect in that particular case as if such extended period were substituted for the said period of six consecutive months, but no such period of six consecutive months shall be extended under this subsection more than once.