Exported Live Stock (Insurance) Act, 1984

Appointment to and membership of Board.

2.—(1) As from the passing of this Act the Board shall consist of not less than three nor more than nine members.

(2) (a) The National Executive shall appoint the members of the Board.

(b) A person appointed pursuant to this subsection to membership of the Board shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or is disqualified, continue to be a member of the Board for so long as the Board continues in being.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of section 6 of the Act of 1943, any person who—

(a) pursuant to the said section 6 was appointed to be a member of the Board in June, 1980, and

(b) before the passing of this Act, neither resigned from such membership nor became disqualified,

shall be deemed to have continued to be and to have been a member of the Board immediately before the passing of this Act.

(4) A person who was, or is by this section, deemed to have been, a member of the Board immediately before the passing of this Act shall, unless he dies, resigns or becomes disqualified continue to be a member of the Board for so long as the Board continues in being.

(5) Whenever a person ceases to be a member of the Board, whether because of death, resignation or disqualification and as a result of such cesser the number of members of the Board is reduced to less than three, the National Executive shall, as soon as may be, make an appointment under subsection (2) of this section as regards the vacancy.

(6) Section 6 (4) of the Act of 1943 shall, in so far as it requires the National Executive to appoint members of the Board, cease to have effect.