S.I. No. 270/1979 - An Chomhairle Oiliúa Talmhaíochta (Nomination of Members of the Board) Order, 1979.

I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 26 (3) of the National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority Act, 1977 (No. 13 of 1977), as amended by section 11 of the Agriculture (An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta) Act, 1979 (No. 9 of 1979), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta (Nomination of Members of the Board) Order, 1979.

2. In this Order—

"the Act of 1977" means the National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority Act, 1977 (No. 13 of 1977), as amended by the Act of 1979;

"the Act of 1979" means the Agriculture (An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta) Act, 1979 (No. 9 of 1979);

"An Chomhairle" means the body to be established under section 5 of the Act of 1979;

"the Board" means the Board to be established under section 8 of the Act of 1979;

"the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture;

"the Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.

3. For appointment by the Minister as the remaining members of the Board in accordance with section 26 (3) of the Act of 1977, to represent the interests specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, there shall be nominated by those mentioned in column (2) of that Schedule a number of persons not exceeding the number in column (3) of that Schedule opposite each such mention.

4. (1) A person may be nominated under Article 3 of this Order by a body or bodies, as the case may be—

( a ) by sending by registered post addressed to the Secretary, or

( b ) by delivering by hand at the office of the Department of Agriculture, Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, so as to reach the Secretary within the time fixed for the receipt of nominations under paragraph (2) of this Article, a nomination made in respect of the interest concerned of that person which complies with the provisions of this Order.

(2) The following provisions shall apply in respect of the nominations:

( a ) The Minister shall fix the time for the receipt of nominations (other than nominations made in respect of the staff of An Chomhairle) and the Secretary shall notify the nominating bodies of such time;

( b ) each nomination shall be in writing signed by a person authorised in that behalf by the body or bodies who made the nomination;

( c ) each nomination shall contain the full name, address and occupation of the person nominated and the description and address of the body or of each of the bodies who made the nomination;

( d ) the nomination in respect of the staff of An Chomhairle shall be made not later than the 1st day of March, 1980.

5. A casual vacancy occurring among the members of the Board shall be filled on the nomination of the body or bodies on whose nomination was made the appointment of the member whose death, resignation, removal from office or disqualification caused the vacancy, and the provisions of Article 3 of this Order, in so far as they are applicable, shall apply to the filling of such vacancy.

SCHEDULE

Interests	To be nominated by	Maximum number of persons to be nominated
(1)	(2)	(3)
Agricultural and rural organisations	Irish Farmers' Association Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Limited Macra na Feirme	6
Institutions providing courses of study in agriculture	Association of Agricultural and Rural Home Economics Colleges	1
Staff of An Chomhairle	Staff transferred from committees of agriculture	1
	Other Staff	1

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 31st day of July, 1979.

JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Order provides for the nomination, on behalf of each of the interests specified in the Schedule, of a maximum number of persons to the Board of An Chomhairle Oiliúna Talmhaíochta.