National Health Insurance and Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1936

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Employers members.

8.—The following provisions shall have effect in relation to the employers' members, that is to say:—

(a) such members shall be representative of employers of insured persons and shall be appointed by the Minister;

(b) every employers' member shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or is removed from office by the Minister, hold office for the prescribed period, but shall be eligible for re-appointment;

(c) the Minister may remove from office any employers' member;

(d) in the event of a vacancy (in this sub-section referred to as a casual vacancy) occurring amongst the employers' members, the Minister shall, as soon as may be, appoint a person to fill such vacancy;

(e) a person appointed under the immediately preceding paragraph to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of the committee of management of the Unified Society shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or is removed from office by the Minister, hold office as a member of the committee of management of the Unified Society for the residue of the term of office for which the member whose death, resignation, or removal from office occasioned the vacancy would have held office if he had not died, resigned, or been removed from office.