Nurses Act, 1950

Casual vacancies in membership of the Board.

19.—(1) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board by death, resignation or removal from office shall be filled—

(a) in case the member occasioning the vacancy was elected as a member of the Board, by co-option by the other persons elected as members of the Board subject to the like restriction as governed the election of the member occasioning the vacancy, and

(b) in any other case, by appointment by the Minister subject to the like restrictions (if any) as governed the appointment of the member occasioning the vacancy.

(2) Any person co-opted under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall be subsequently regarded for the purposes of that paragraph as a person elected as a member of the Board.