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PART II.
Establishment and General Powers of the Irish Tourist Board.
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Constitution of the Irish Tourist Board.
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4.—(1) As soon as may be after the passing of this Act, there shall be established in accordance with this Act a board which shall be styled and known as the Irish Tourist Board to fulfil the functions assigned to it by this Act.
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(2) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to hold and dispose of land.
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(3) The Board shall consist of such number of members (not exceeding five) as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may from time to time determine.
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(4) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, and every person so appointed to be a member of the Board shall (unless he sooner dies, resigns, or becomes disqualified) hold office for such period not exceeding five years as shall be fixed by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, when appointing him, and every such person shall on the expiration of his term of office be eligible for reappointment.
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(5) The Minister shall from time to time appoint a member of the Board to be the Chairman of the Board.
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(6) Every member of the Board shall be paid out of the funds at the disposal of the Board such remuneration and such allowances for expenses as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, shall direct when appointing him.
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