Education and Training Boards Act 2013

Casual vacancies.

37.— (1) If a member of an education and training board dies, resigns, ceases to be qualified for office and ceases to hold office, or is removed from office, the casual vacancy arising shall be filled, in the case of a vacancy occasioned by a member—

(a) referred to in section 30 (1)(a), by a person elected by the local authority whose member occasioned the vacancy,

(b) referred to in section 30 (1)(b), by a person in accordance with regulations made under subsection (7) of that section,

(c) referred to in section 30 (1)(c), by a person nominated by the national association of parents which nominated the member who occasioned the vacancy, or

(d) referred to in section 30 (1)(d), by a person—

(i) nominated under section 30 (11)(a) but not appointed on foot of that nomination, or

(ii) nominated by the same body which nominated the member who occasioned the vacancy,

selected by the education and training board concerned.

(2) A person who becomes a member of an education and training board under subsection (1) shall hold office for that period of the term of office of the member who occasioned the casual vacancy concerned that remains unexpired at the date he or she fills that vacancy and nothing in this section shall be construed as making that person ineligible for appointment or election as a member of the education and training board on the expiry of the said period where that person would otherwise be eligible.