Water Services Act 2017
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Term of office of members | ||
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47. (1) A member (other than a member specified in section 45 (4))— | ||
(a) shall hold office for such period not exceeding 5 years as the Minister shall determine, and | ||
(b) who has served 2 terms (whether consecutive or not) shall not be eligible for reappointment to the Advisory Body. | ||
(2) A member specified in section 45 (4) shall hold office for as long as he or she holds or performs the duties of the office by virtue of which he or she is such a member. | ||
(3) Where a member of the Advisory Body— | ||
(a) dies, | ||
(b) ceases to be a member of the Advisory Body, | ||
(c) resigns his or her membership of the Advisory Body, or | ||
(d) is removed from membership of the Advisory Body, | ||
the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term of office of the member whose death, cessation of membership, resignation or removal occasioned the vacancy and that person so appointed shall, subject to this section, be eligible for reappointment as a member of the Advisory Body on the expiry of such period. | ||
(4) A member ceases to be a member of the Advisory Body if— | ||
(a) he or she has become incapable through ill health of effectively performing his or her functions, | ||
(b) he or she has committed stated misbehaviour, | ||
(c) his or her removal appears to the Minister to be necessary for the effective performance by the Advisory Body of its functions, or | ||
(d) he or she is— | ||
(i) convicted on indictment of an offence, | ||
(ii) convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, or | ||
(iii) convicted outside the State of an offence consisting of acts or omissions which would constitute an offence triable on indictment if done or made in the State. |