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26 1968

WOOL MARKETING ACT, 1968

SCHEDULE

An Chomhairle

Section 12 .

1. An Chomhairle shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to acquire, hold and dispose of land.

2. A member of An Chomhairle may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect as on and from the date of the receipt of the letter by the Minister.

3. The Minister may at any time remove a member of An Chomhairle from office.

4. (1) Each member of An Chomhairle shall be appointed by the Minister for such period not exceeding five years as the Minister shall determine at the time of the appointment, and, subject to the foregoing and to article 5 of this Schedule, shall hold his office on such terms and conditions as the Minister determines.

(2) The chairman of An Chomhairle shall be that member of An Chomhairle who, at the time of his appointment to be a member of An Chomhairle or subsequently, is appointed by the Minister to be such chairman.

5. Each member of An Chomhairle shall be paid, out of moneys at the disposal of An Chomhairle, such allowances for expenses incurred by him as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may determine.

6. Of the ordinary members of An Chomhairle—

(a) not less than three shall be persons each of whom the Minister considers representative of wool producers, and

(b) not less than three shall be persons each of whom the Minister considers representative of the wool trade.

7. A member of An Chomhairle whose term of office expires by effluxion of time shall be eligible for reappointment.

8. A member of An Chomhairle 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 to suffer imprisonment or penal servitude or ceases to be ordinarily resident in the State.

9. Subject to article 6 of this Schedule, where a casual vacancy occurs among the members of An Chomhairle the Minister shall as soon as possible appoint a person whom he considers suitable to fill the vacancy.

10. An Chomhairle shall hold such and so many meetings as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.

11. The Minister may fix the date, time and place of the first meeting of An Chomhairle.

12. The quorum for a meeting of An Chomhairle shall, unless the Minister otherwise directs, be three members.

13. At a meeting of An Chomhairle—

(a) the chairman of An Chomhairle shall, if present, be the chairman of the meeting,

(b) if and so long as the chairman of An Chomhairle is not present or if the office of chairman is vacant, the members of An Chomhairle who are present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

14. The chairman of An Chomhairle and each ordinary member of An Chomhairle at a meeting thereof shall have a vote.

15. Every question at a meeting of An Chomhairle shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and voting on the question and, in the case of an equal division of votes, the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

16. An Chomhairle may act notwithstanding one or more than one vacancy among its members.

17. Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, An Chomhairle shall regulate, by standing orders or otherwise, the procedure and business of An Chomhairle.

18. An Chomhairle shall, as soon as may be after its establishment, provide itself with a seal.

19. The seal of An Chomhairle shall be authenticated by the signature of the chairman of An Chomhairle or some other member thereof authorised by An Chomhairle to act in that behalf and the signature of an officer provided by the Minister under section 15 and authorised by An Chomhairle to act in that behalf.

20. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal of An Chomhairle and every document purporting to be an instrument made by An Chomhairle and to be sealed with the seal (purporting to be authenticated in accordance with article 19 of this Schedule) of An Chomhairle shall be received in evidence and be deemed to be such instrument without proof unless the contrary is shown.