Meath Hospital Act, 1951

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Election and term of office of General Council members.

6.—(1) The General Council shall, in the first election year before the appointed day, elect two of its members as General Council members, and the term of office of every person so elected shall commence on the day next after the appointed day.

(2) The General Council shall in each election year (other than the first election year) before the first Monday in April in that election year elect two of its members as General Council members, and the term of office of every person so elected shall commence on the day next following the said first Monday.

(3) Every General Council member elected at an election held under subsection (1) or (2) of this section in any election year shall, unless he sooner dies or resigns, hold office until the expiration of the first Monday in April in the next election year.

(4) Whenever a General Council member dies or resigns the General Council shall as soon as conveniently may be elect a person to fill the vacancy and the person so elected shall hold office for the period for which the General Council member so dying or resigning would have held office if he had not died or resigned.