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Casual vacancies.
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14.—(1) (a) A casual vacancy occurring among the elected members of the Board, the person occasioning the vacancy being a registered ophthalmic optician, shall be filled by co-option by the other elected members of the Board of a registered ophthalmic optician.
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(b) A casual vacancy occurring among the elected members of the Board, the person occasioning the vacancy being a registered dispensing optician, shall be filled by co-option by the other elected members of the Board of a registered dispensing optician.
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(2) A casual vacancy occurring among the appointed members of the Board shall be filled by appointment by the Minister, subject to the like conditions (if any) as governed the appointment of the member occasioning the vacancy.
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(3) Any person co-opted under subsection (1) of this section shall be regarded subsequently for the purposes of that subsection as a person elected as a member of the Board.
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