National Council For Educational Awards Act, 1979

Appointment of ordinary members.

5.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the members of the Council, other than the chairman or the Director, shall each be appointed by the Government and of those members—

(a) nine shall be so appointed on the recommendation of the Minister,

(b) two shall be so appointed on the recommendation of the Governing Body of the National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin,

(c) two shall be so appointed on the recommendation of the Governing Body of the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick,

(d) two shall be so appointed on the recommendation of the Governing Body of Thomond College of Education, Limerick,

(e) one shall be so appointed on the recommendation of Bord an Choláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne is Deartha,

(f) four shall be so appointed on the recommendation of the Minister from amongst those who are members of the staff of any university in the State, or any college or institution which is a constituent college of, or is recognised by, such a university, being a university, college, or institution standing for the time being designated for the purposes of this section by the Minister, and

(g) three shall be so appointed on the recommendation of the Minister from amongst those who are members of the governing or managing body or of the staff of, or are students at, any institution to which this Act applies.

(2) Before making a recommendation pursuant to subsection (1) (a) of this section as regards an appointment by the Government under this section, the Minister shall consider to what extent industry, agriculture, fisheries, commerce, any of the professions or the management, staff and students of any institution to which this Act applies need representation on the Council.

(3) (a) Where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of the Council other than the chairman or the Director, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Government of a person on the recommendation of the Minister or the body by whom the member occasioning the vacancy was recommended.

(b) A person appointed under this subsection shall, unless he sooner resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office for the remainder of the period for which the member of the Council occasioning the vacancy, if he had continued to be such a member, would have held office.