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The establishment of the Council.
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8.—(1) As soon as may be after the passing of this Act the Minister shall hold an election of two direct representatives to be members of the Council and shall also send to every authority and body (other than the Executive Council) entitled under this Act to nominate a member of the Council a notice in writing requesting such authority or body to nominate a member of the Council.
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(2) On the completion of such election of such two direct representatives or the expiration of one month from the sending of the notice mentioned in the foregoing sub-section (whichever last happens) the Minister shall communicate to the Executive Council the names of the two direct representatives so elected and the names of the members of the Council nominated by authorities and bodies other than the Executive Council and shall at the same time request the Executive Council to nominate two members of the Council.
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(3) When the Executive Council has nominated two members of the Council pursuant to such request the Minister shall publish in the Iris Oifigiúil a notice declaring the Council to be established as on and from a date named in such notice and stating the names of the persons elected and nominated in pursuance of this section to be members of the Council.
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(4) If any authority or body (other than the Executive Council) entitled under this Act to nominate a member of the Council fails so to do before the publication in the Iris Oifigiúil of the notice mentioned in the foregoing sub-section, such failure shall be stated in such notice but shall not invalidate or prejudice the establishment of the Council or disentitle such authority or body subsequently to nominate a member of the Council.
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(5) The date to be named in the said notice published in the Iris Oifigiúil as the date for the establishment of the Council shall be subsequent to but not more than ten days subsequent to the publication of such notice and all references in this Act to the establishment of the Council as a point in time shall be construed as referring to the date so named in such notice.
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