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Power to provide for reconstitution of Council.
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5.—(1) The Government may by order provide for the reconstitution of the Council for the purpose of giving effect to any order or agreement made as provided for in subsection (2) of section 4 or whenever, after consultation between the Minister and the Council, they are satisfied that it is necessary to do so.
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(2) An order under subsection (1) shall not have effect unless it is confirmed by resolution of each House of the Oireachtas but, upon being so confirmed, it shall have the force of law and shall have effect in lieu of the corresponding provisions of the Act of 1931 specified in the order.
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(3) An order under subsection (1) may, in particular—
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(a) provide for the election of elected members of the Council, for regulating the term of office of such members, for filling casual vacancies, and for the election and tenure of office of the President of the Council,
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(b) specify the quorum for meetings of the Council and the minimum number of members of the Council by whose votes names may be erased from the register, and
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(c) make such further provision as may be necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the business of the Council.
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(4) In reconstituting the Council under this section the Government shall ensure that a majority of the members of the Council shall consist of representatives elected by the votes of registered persons resident in the State, and that the Council shall include one representative of the Minister and one representative of each university granting a degree in the case of which an order under subsection (1) of section 2 is for the time being in force.
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