Gambling Regulation Act 2024
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Terms and conditions of membership of Authority | ||
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17. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a member of the Authority shall hold office, unless the member sooner dies, resigns, is removed from office or otherwise ceases to hold office in accordance with Part 3, for a period of 4 years from the date of his or her appointment. | ||
(2) Such 3 of the first members of the Authority, other than the chairperson, as are determined by the drawing of lots shall hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of their respective appointments as members. | ||
(3) Subject to subsection (4), a member of the Authority whose term of office expires with the passage of time may be reappointed under section 14 (1) as a member of the Authority without the need for a further recommendation under section 16 . | ||
(4) A person who is reappointed as a member of the Authority under subsection (3) shall— | ||
(a) where he or she is one of the 3 first members referred to in subsection (2), not hold office for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 7 years, and | ||
(b) in the case of any other member of the Authority, not hold office for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 8 years. | ||
(5) A member of the Authority may resign from office by notice in writing addressed to the Minister and the resignation takes effect on the date the Minister receives the notice or, if a date is specified in the notice and the Minister agrees to the date, on that date. | ||
(6) Each member of the Authority— | ||
(a) shall hold office on a part-time basis and on such other terms (other than the payment of remuneration and allowances for expenses) as the Minister may determine, and | ||
(b) shall be paid by the Authority, out of the resources at its disposal, such remuneration and allowances for expenses (if any) as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, determine. | ||
(7) Where a member of the Authority dies, resigns, is removed from office or otherwise ceases to hold office in accordance with Part 3, the casual vacancy shall be filled in accordance with section 14 (1) and the person appointed to fill the casual vacancy— | ||
(a) shall hold office for that period of the term of office of the member who occasioned that vacancy that remains unexpired at the date of that person’s appointment, and | ||
(b) may be re-appointed under subsection (3) and the period for which he or she held office under paragraph (a) shall be taken into account for the purposes of subsection (4). |