Dublin Fever Hospital Act, 1936

The Dublin Fever Hospital Board (Extraordinary Members) Electorate.

4.—(1) There shall be established, on the date (in this section referred to as the said date) appointed by the Minister under Part II of this Act for the holding of the first election of extraordinary members, a body (in this Act referred to as the extraordinarymembers electorate) to be known as the Dublin Fever Hospital Board (Extraordinary Members) Electorate to fulfil the functions assigned to it by this Act.

(2) The extraordinary members electorate shall consist of a number of members equal to the number of trustees of the body corporate on the said date.

(3) The first members of the extraordinary members electorate shall be the persons who are the trustees of the body corporate on the said date.

(4) The term of office of the first members of the extraordinary members electorate shall commence on the said date, and the term of office of every other member shall commence on the date of his election.

(5) Every person who is a member of the extraordinary members electorate shall hold office until his death or resignation whichever first happens.

(6) Whenever a member of the extraordinary members electorate dies or resigns, the extraordinary members electorate shall, within three months after his death or resignation, elect such person as they think fit to be a new member of the extraordinary members electorate in place of the member so dying or resigning, and if a new member is not so elected the Minister may nominate such person as he thinks fit to be a new member of the extraordinary members electorate, and the person so nominated shall be deemed to have been elected by the extraordinary members electorate.

(7) The extraordinary members electorate may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.

(8) The extraordinary members electorate may regulate its own procedure.

(9) The extraordinary members electorate may appoint a person to act as its secretary.

(10) Any expenses incurred by the extraordinary members electorate under this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister, be paid by the hospital board and shall be deemed to be part of the establishment expenses.