Constitution (Amendment No. 7) Act, 1928

Special provision as to election for 1928.

3.—The Constitution shall be and is hereby amended by the insertion therein of the following Article immediately after Article 32 A now contained therein, that is to say:—

“32 B. The respective terms of office of the several members of Seanad Eireann elected at the election held pursuant to Article 32 of this Constitution to fill the places of members of Seanad Eireann who are due to retire in the year 1928 shall be as follows, that is to say:—

(a) the first five members so elected shall hold office for nine years,

(b) so many of the members so elected after such first five members as are necessary to fill under Article 34 of this Constitution additional vacancies (if any) originally created by the death, resignation, or disqualification of members of Seanad Eireann who were due to retire in the year 1937 shall hold office for nine years,

(c) the next five members so elected shall hold office for six years,

(d) so many of the members so elected after the last-mentioned five members as are necessary to fill under Article 34 of this Constitution additional vacancies (if any) originally created by the death, resignation, or disqualification of members of Seanad Eireann who were due to retire in the year 1934 shall hold office for six years,

(e) all other members so elected shall hold office for three years.

The proviso to the said Article 34 shall not apply to the said election,”