Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022

Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act

12. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):

“(1A) The Minister may, at any time, remove a director of Uisce Éireann from office if the Minister is of the opinion that—

(a) the director has become incapable through ill-health of performing his or her functions,

(b) the director has committed stated misbehaviour,

(c) the director has contravened section 9(1), or

(d) the removal of the director appears to the Minister to be necessary for the effective performance by Uisce Éireann of its functions.

(1B) Where a person is removed from office pursuant to subsection (1A), he or she shall cease to be qualified, and cease, to be a director of Uisce Éireann.”.