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

Insured persons' (trades union nominees) members.

10.—(1) In the year 1936 and every subsequent year, but not later than the 15th day of May in such year, the National Executive of the Irish Trade Union Congress (in this section referred to as the Executive) shall nominate three qualified persons to be insured persons' (trade union nominees) members.

(2) If the Executive fail to nominate before the 15th day of May in the year 1936 or any subsequent year three qualified persons to be insured persons' (trades union nominees) members, the Minister shall as soon as may be nominate three qualified persons to be insured persons' (trades union nominees) members, and the persons so nominated by the Minister shall be deemed for the purposes of this section to have been nominated by the Executive.

(3) Every person (other than a person nominated to fill a casual vacancy) nominated to be an insured persons' (trades union nominees) member shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office—

(a) in case he is nominated in the year 1936, from the appointed day under the Act of 1933 until the 31st day of July, 1937,

(b) in case he is nominated in any subsequent year, from the 1st day of August in such year until the 31st day of July in the next following year.

(4) Whenever a vacancy (in this section referred to as a casual vacancy) occurs in the membership of the committee of management of the Unified Society by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of an insured persons' (trades union nominees) member, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the Executive shall forthwith nominate a qualified person to fill such vacancy,

(b) the person so nominated shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified, hold office as an insured persons' (trades union nominees) member for the residue of the term of office for which the insured persons' (trade union nominees) member whose death, resignation, or disqualification occasioned the vacancy would have held office if he had not died, resigned, or become disqualified,

(c) if the Executive do not within three months after such casual vacancy occurs nominate a qualified person to fill such vacancy, the Minister may nominate a qualified person, and the person so nominated by the Minister shall be deemed to have been nominated by the Executive.