Apprenticeship Act, 1959

Appointment, term of office, etc., of ordinary members.

11.—(1) Of the ordinary members of An Chomhairle, five shall be workers' members, five shall be employers' members and three shall be educational members.

(2) The Minister shall, in respect of each workers' member, designate an organisation representative of trade unions of workers to nominate a person for appointment as a workers' member of An Chomhairle and the Minister shall appoint the person so nominated to be a workers' member of An Chomhairle.

(3) The Minister shall invite organisations representative of employers to nominate persons for appointment as employers' members of An Chomhairle and the Minister shall appoint five of the persons so nominated to be the employers' members of An Chomhairle.

(4) The Minister shall, after consultation with the Minister for Education, appoint three persons whom he considers to be representative of educational interests to be the educational members of An Chomhairle.

(5) Each ordinary member of An Chomhairle shall, unless he sooner dies resigns, becomes disqualified or is removed, hold office for a period of five years.

(6) An ordinary member of An Chomhairle whose term of office expires by effluxion of time shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(7) The Minister may at any time remove an ordinary member of An Chomhairle from office.

(8) An ordinary member of An Chomhairle may resign his office as member by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect as on and from the date of the receipt of the letter by the Minister.

(9) An ordinary member of An Chomhairle shall be disqualified from holding and shall cease to hold office if he is adjudged bankrupt or makes a composition or arrangement with creditors, or is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to suffer imprisonment or penal servitude or ceases to be ordinarily resident in the State.

(10) Each ordinary member shall be paid, out of moneys at the disposal of An Chomhairle, such allowances for expenses incurred by him as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may sanction.