Medical Practitioners Act, 1927

Resignation and disqualification of members of the Council.

5.—(1) A member of the Council may at any time resign his office as such member by letter addressed and sent to the President of the Council or, if the office of such President is vacant, to the Council and every such resignation shall take effect at the commencement of the meeting of the Council commencing next after the receipt of such resignation by the President or the Council (as the case may be).

(2) Every direct representative and every person elected on the occurrence of a casual vacancy to fill the place of a direct representative shall upon his ceasing to be a registered medical practitioner resident in Saorstát Eireann forthwith be disqualified for continuing to be a member of the Council.