Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1931
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Irish Free State representatives. |
12.—(1) Every general elected member of the Council shall be an Irish Free State representative on the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the election of a person (whether at an annual election or to fill a casual vacancy) to be a general elected member of the Council shall be deemed to be an election of such person to be an Irish Free State representative on the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. | |
(2) Every general elected member of the Council elected at an annual election (otherwise than to fill a casual vacancy) shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office as an Irish Free State representative on the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for the term appointed by the Agreement set forth in the First Schedule to this Act and every person elected at an annual election to be a general elected member of the Council to fill a casual vacancy therein shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office as an Irish Free State representative on the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for the term for which the general elected member whose death, resignation or disqualification occasioned the vacancy would have held office as such representative if he had not died, resigned or become disqualified. | ||
(3) Every person elected by the Council to fill temporarily a casual vacancy amongst the general elected members of the Council shall hold office as an Irish Free State representative on the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for the period during which he so fills such casual vacancy. | ||
(4) A general elected member of the Council who ceases by any means to be an Irish Free State representative on the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons shall be disqualified for being and shall forthwith cease to be a member of the Council. | ||
(5) In this section the expression “Irish Free State representative” has the meaning assigned to it in the Agreement set forth in the First Schedule to this Act. |