Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983
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Employee directors. |
34.—(1) The Minister shall, as respects each company, appoint to be a director of the company each employee of the company who is elected in accordance with this section. The number to be elected at any such election shall be one-third of the number of directors provided for by the articles of association of the company for the time being. | |
(2) An appointment under this section shall be in writing and shall specify the day on and from which and the period during which it is to have effect, which period shall be determined by the Minister. | ||
(3) The term of office of a director of a company who is appointed under this section shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns, leaves the employment of the company, becomes disqualified or is removed from office, terminate on the expiration of the period for which he was appointed. | ||
(4) The Minister may appoint an employee of the company eligible to be nominated as a candidate at an election under this section to fill a casual vacancy arising by reason of an event mentioned in subsection (3) for the remainder of the term of office of the director whose vacancy is to be filled. | ||
(5) A director of a company appointed under this section shall, subject to this section, be eligible for nomination as a candidate and for election at an election for the purposes of this section. | ||
(6) An election for the purposes of this section shall be held within 12 months after the vesting day or such longer period as may be agreed between the company and recognised trade unions and staff associations and in each third year thereafter. | ||
(7) Part I of the First Schedule shall apply for the purposes of an election under this section. | ||
(8) (a) The Minister shall appoint to be a director of the postal company the person who was appointed by him on the nomination of staff organisations as a member of the Interim Board for Posts (An Bord Poist), which was established by the Minister before the passing of this Act, if such person is— | ||
(i) appointed to be a member of the Interim Postal Board under section 50 , and | ||
(ii) is a member of that Board immediately before the vesting day. | ||
(b) The Minister shall appoint to be a director of the telecommunications company each person who was appointed by him on the nomination of staff organisations as a member of the Interim Board for Telecommunications (An Bord Telecom), which was established by the Minister before the passing of this Act, if such person is— | ||
(i) appointed to be a member of the Interim Telecommunications Board under section 50 , and | ||
(ii) is a member of that Board immediately before the vesting day. | ||
(c) The term of office of any director appointed under paragraph (a) or (b) shall begin on the vesting day, may be terminated by the Minister and shall, at the latest, cease on the day on which directors are appointed after elections under this section. |