Local Elections Act, 1953

Amendment of School Attendance Act, 1926.

3.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 10 of the School Attendance Act, 1926 (No. 17 of 1926)—

(a) an appointment of members of every school attendance committee shall be made in the year 1955,

(b) an appointment of members of a school attendance committee shall not be made between the passing of this Act and the appointment pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph of members of such authority, and

(c) any term of office of a member of a school attendance committee current at the passing of this Act which, apart from this paragraph, would expire before the 31st day of December, 1955, shall stand extended to that day.

(2) After the appointments pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, section 10 of the School Attendance Act, 1926 , shall have effect—

(a) with the substitution of “quinquennially” for “triennially” and “five” for “three” in subsection (3), and

(b) with the substitution of “quinquennial” for “triennial” wherever the latter word occurs in subsection (4).