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Membership of Authority.
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6.—(1) The Authority shall consist of 14 members.
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(2) The members of the Authority shall be—
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(a) the chairperson of the Authority,
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(b) the chief executive of the Authority,
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(c) two persons nominated by the Minister, one of whom shall be a person who, in the opinion of the Minister, is representative of community and voluntary organisations,
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(d) one person nominated by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment,
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(e) the chairperson of the Higher Education and Training Awards Council,
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(f) the chairperson of the Further Education and Training Awards Council,
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(g) one person nominated by universities,
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(h) one person who, in the opinion of the Minister after consultation with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, is representative of learners,
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(i) one person nominated by Forfás,
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(j) one person nominated by the Irish Business and Employers Confederation,
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(k) one person nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and
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(l) two persons nominated in accordance with subsection (3).
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(3) Subject to subsection (1), the Authority shall nominate as members two persons who have a special knowledge and experience related to the functions of the Authority, at least one of whom shall be a person with international experience related to those functions.
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(4) The First Schedule shall apply to the Authority.
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(5) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of nominations to be made under subsection (2) or (3).
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(6) Where a nomination is made under subsection (2) or (3), regard shall be had to the desirability of an appropriate gender balance and where a person or body has more than one nomination under this section, the person or body shall nominate at least one male and at least one female.
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