Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

I move amendment No. 26:

In page 27, to delete lines 36 to 45 and in page 28, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following:

"(9) Without prejudice to the generality of the other provisions of this Act relating to the membership of the Council—

(a) the Minister may not refuse to appoint as a member of the Council a person nominated under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m) or elected as referred to in subsection (1)(f), and

(b) a person who was a member of the Council immediately before the commencement of section 3 shall, on that commencement, cease to be a member of the Council unless the person is appointed pursuant to subsection (1) to be a member of the Council.".

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