The Dental Council Act No. 9 of 1985
Source: Iris Oifigiúl 1985-05-11

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Dental Council (Election of Members) Regulations, 1985.
2 Definitions.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
(1) "The Act" means the Dentists Act, 1985 (No. 9 of 1985);
(2) "The Council" means the Dental Council established under the Act;
(3) "election year" means as respects the first elections held in accordance with these Regulations the year 1985 and as respects subsequent elections the year in which the term of office of the members elected in accordance with these Regulations expires;
(4) "the Minister" means the Minister for Health.
3 Conduct of elections.
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paragraphs: Elections for the purpose of section 9(1)(c) of the Act shall be conducted in accordance with these Regulations.
4 Date of appointment of persons elected to the first Council.
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paragraphs: The persons elected at the first election of members to the Council shall take office on the date appointed by the Minister under section 12 of the Act for the first meeting of the Council.
5 Returning officer.
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paragraphs: Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the returning officer shall be responsible for the conduct of an election under these Regulations.
6 Costs of election.
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paragraphs: The expenses of a returning officer in conducting an election of members to the Council shall be defrayed by the Council.
7 Election office.
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paragraphs: The returning officer for an election shall appoint a place to be his office for the purposes of the election.
8 General provisions as to agents.
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paragraphs: (1) Each candidate at an election may appoint agents to be present on his behalf as regards the election at the reception of nominations; the forwarding of voting papers; the sealing of the ballot box and the counting of the votes.
(2) The number of agents who may be present may be determined by the returning officer provided that the same number shall be allowed on behalf of each candidate at the election.
(3) Where at an election an agent is appointed under this Article the candidate shall give to the returning officer notice in writing of the appointment and such notice shall be received by the returning officer not less than fourteen days before the polling day.
9 Officers not to act as agents etc.
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paragraphs: (1) The returning officer or any person duly authorised by him to act in any way on his behalf at an election shall not be a candidate or an agent of a candidate at the election or promote the candidature of any candidate at the election.
(2) The returning officer shall not authorise to act in any way on his behalf at an election a person who to his knowledge is or has been the agent of a candidate at the election or who to his knowledge has at the election promoted the candidature of a candidate.
10 Notice of election.
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paragraphs: (1) The returning officer at an election shall, not later than two months before the expiration of the term of office of members of the Council, and in the case of the first meeting of the Council on such date or dates as may be decided by the returning officer, give, through publication of a notice in one or more daily newspapers circulating in the State, public notice of the election, which notice shall state—
( a ) the day and hour (hereinafter referred to as the expiration of the time for receiving nominations) on and at which the period during which he may receive nomination papers will expire;
( b ) the day on which, the time during which and the place at which he will attend to receive nomination papers; and
( c ) that if a poll is taken, the day and hour on and at which the period during which he may receive votes will expire and the day and hour on and at which the counting of votes will commence.