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Composition and appointment.
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18.—(1) The National Statistics Board shall consist of eight members comprising the following seven persons who shall be appointed by the Taoiseach—
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(a) five persons of proven ability and experience in relevant fields, two of whom shall be nominated by the Taoiseach and three of whom shall be nominated by such organisation or organisations as the Taoiseach considers to be representative of the users of official statistics and providers of information under this Act,
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(b) an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the Department of the Taoiseach, and
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(c) an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the Department of Finance,
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together with the Director General, ex officio.
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(2) The Chairman of the National Statistics Board shall be appointed by the Taoiseach from among the members of the Board appointed under subsection (1) (a) of this section.
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(3) Every member of the Board appointed by the Taoiseach shall be appointed to hold office for such period, not being less than two or more than six years, as the Taoiseach may specify when appointing him.
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(4) A member of the National Statistics Board may be reappointed.
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(5) A member of the Board appointed by the Taoiseach may resign his office by letter addressed to the Taoiseach and may be removed from his office by the Taoiseach.
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(6) A member appointed under subsection (1) (b) or (c) of this section shall cease to hold office if he ceases to hold the relevant civil service position.
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(7) The Board may exercise its functions notwithstanding one or more vacancies in its membership.
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(8) The Board may regulate its own procedure.
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(9) The nominated members of the Board may be paid, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, such remuneration and allowances for expenses incurred by them as the Taoiseach, with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, may determine.
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