Railways (Amendment) Act, 1929

Reduction of railway tribunal to one member.

3.—(1) The Governor-General may, by order made on the advice of the Executive Council at any time while there are three standing members of the railway tribunal, declare that it is expedient in the public interest that on the expiration of the terms of office then current of the ordinary members of the railway tribunal no appointment of ordinary members of the railway tribunal should be made and that (without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 17 of the Principal Act) the railway tribunal should consist of the Chairman alone.

(2) Whenever an order is made under the foregoing sub-section then on the expiration of the terms of office of the ordinary members of the railway tribunal current at the date of such order and for so long thereafter as such order remains unrevoked no appointment shall be made of ordinary members of the railway tribunal and the Chairman shall be the only standing member of the railway tribunal and (without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (4) of section 17 of the Principal Act) the railway tribunal shall consist of the Chairman alone.

(3) The Governor-General may at any time by order made on the advice of the Executive Council revoke an order previously made by him under sub-section (1) of this section.

(4) Every order made under this section shall be published in the Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made.