Irish Film Board Act, 1980

Members of Board.

12.—(1) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, for such period not exceeding four years as the Minister may determine, and shall not be more than seven in number.

(2) A member of the Board whose term expires by effluxion of time shall be eligible for re-appointment.

(3) A member of the Board may resign his office by letter sent to the Minister and the resignation shall, unless previously withdrawn in writing, take effect at the commencement of the meeting of the Board held next after the Board has been informed by the Minister of the resignation.

(4) A member of the Board shall be paid, out of funds at the disposal of the Board, such remuneration and allowances for expenses as the Minister, with the approval of the Minister for the Public Service, may determine.

(5) A member of the Board shall be disqualified from holding and shall cease to hold office if he is adjudicated a bankrupt or makes a composition or arrangement with creditors or is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(6) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may at any time remove a member of the Board from office.