Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Membership of Authority | ||
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123. (1) The Authority shall comprise the following members: | ||
(a) a chairperson (in this Part referred to as the “chairperson of the Authority”); | ||
(b) 8 ordinary members. | ||
(2) The members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Government. | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (11) and section 125 (5), a person shall not be appointed as a member of the Authority unless a resolution has been passed by each House of the Oireachtas recommending the appointment of the person. | ||
(4) Subject to subsection (11) and section 125 (5), the Government shall appoint the members of the Authority from among such persons as are recommended by the Service in accordance with section 124 for appointment as such members. | ||
(5) The Government shall, in so far as is practicable, endeavour to ensure that among the members of the Authority there is an equitable balance between men and women. | ||
(6) Subject to subsection (7), the chairperson of the Authority shall be appointed by the Government from among the members of the Authority. | ||
(7) The Government may, before the establishment day of the Authority, designate a person to be appointed as the first chairperson of the Authority. | ||
(8) Where, immediately before the establishment day of the Authority, a person stands designated under subsection (7), the person shall, on that day, stand appointed as the first chairperson of the Authority. | ||
(9) The Government may, before the establishment day of the Authority, designate persons to be appointed as the first ordinary members of the Authority. | ||
(10) Where, immediately before the establishment day of the Authority, a person stands designated under subsection (9), the person shall, on that day, stand appointed as an ordinary member of the Authority. | ||
(11) Subsections (3) and (4) and section 124 shall not apply in respect of the designation of— | ||
(a) a person as the first chairperson of the Authority under subsection (7), or | ||
(b) persons as the first ordinary members of the Authority under subsection (9). |