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Application by bodies for registration of persons. 
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54.—(1) A body may apply to an tArd-Chláraitheoir— 
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(a) in case the body is an authority, for the registration of a registrar named in the application who is employed by the authority and is aged 18 years or more, and 
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(b) in case the body is a religious body, for the registration of a member named in the application who is aged 18 years or more. 
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(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be in such form and contain particulars in relation to such matters as an tArd-Chláraitheoir may determine. 
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(3) Where one or more members of a religious body stand registered in the Register, the body shall not make a further application under subsection (1) unless it is satisfied that there is a need for a larger number of its members to be so registered. 
  
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