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Amendment of Schedule 1 to Principal Act.
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17.— Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in paragraph 3(1), by substituting “not more than 4 years specified by the Minister at the time of the appointment” for “4 years from the date of his or her appointment”,
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(b) in paragraph 7(c), by substituting “as a professional member” for “under section 9(3)(a)”, and
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(c) by substituting the following for paragraphs 8(1) and (2):
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“8. (1) If a casual vacancy occurs among the members (other than those appointed as professional members)—
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(a) the Council shall notify the Minister as soon as practicable, and
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(b) the Minister, after consulting any body or organisation that he or she considers appropriate, shall, within 8 weeks after being notified of that vacancy, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
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(2) If a casual vacancy occurs among the ordinary members appointed as professional members, the Council shall co-opt a person to fill the vacancy, and the Minister shall appoint that person, so long as the person—
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(a) where the circumstances described in section 9(7) obtain, is a person who would be eligible to be appointed under section 9(6), or
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(b) in any other case, is a person who would be eligible to be elected and nominated for appointment under section 9(3)(a).”.
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