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Casual vacancy.
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15.—(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a member—
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(a) if the member was a local authority member, the local authority by whom he was appointed shall, within two months after notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this section, appoint a person to be a local authority member to fill the vacancy,
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(b) if the member was a chamber of commerce member, the chamber of commerce by whom he was appointed shall, within two months after notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this section, appoint a person to be a chamber of commerce member to fill the vacancy,
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(c) if the member was a livestock member, the organisation of livestock traders by whom he was appointed shall, within two months after notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this section, appoint a person to be a livestock member to fill the vacancy,
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(d) if the member was a manufacturer member, the Federation of Irish Manufacturers, Limited, shall, within two months after notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this section, appoint a person to be a manufacturer member to fill the vacancy,
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(e) if the member was a labour member, the organisation representative of labour interests by whom he was appointed shall, within two months after notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this section, appoint a person to be a labour member to fill the vacancy,
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(f) if the member was an elected member, the remaining members of the harbour authority shall, within two months after the occurrence of the vacancy, fill the vacancy by co-option of a person to be an elected member, and
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(g) if the member was a nominated member, the Minister shall nominate a person to be a nominated member to fill the vacancy.
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(2) The term of office of a person who becomes a member of a harbour authority under this section shall commence on the day next following the day of his appointment, co-option or nomination (as the case may be).
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(3) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a local authority member, the harbour authority shall forthwith give notice by post of the vacancy to the local authority by whom the member was appointed.
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(4) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a chamber of commerce member, the harbour authority shall forthwith give notice by post of the vacancy to the chamber of commerce by whom the member was appointed.
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(5) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a livestock member, the harbour authority shall forthwith give notice by post of the vacancy to the organisation of livestock traders by whom the member was appointed.
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(6) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a manufacturer member, the harbour authority shall forthwith give notice by post of the vacancy to the Federation of Irish Manufacturers, Limited.
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(7) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a labour member, the harbour authority shall forthwith give notice by post of the vacancy to the organisation representative of labour interests by whom the member was appointed.
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(8) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a nominated member, the harbour authority shall forthwith give notice by post of the vacancy to the Minister.
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(9) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of a harbour authority by reason of the death, resignation, or disqualification of a member appointed by a body specified in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection (1) of this section and such body do not, within two months after the notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this section, fill the vacancy, the following provisions shall have effect:
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(a) the harbour authority shall forthwith give notice by post to the Minister that the vacancy has not been filled, and
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(b) the Minister may thereupon appoint a person to be a member of the harbour authority to fill the vacancy, and
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(c) the person so appointed by the Minister shall be deemed for the purposes of this Act to have been duly appointed by such body to be a local authority member, a chamber of commerce member, a livestock member, a manufacturer member or a labour member (as the case may be) of the harbour authority to fill the vacancy.
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