Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na (Associations) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na (Associations) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
(2) The Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na (Associations) Regulations 1978 to 2018 and these Regulations may be cited together as the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na (Associations) Regulations 1978 to 2020.
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paragraphs: (1) In these Regulations –
(2) A reference in these Regulations to a person who has been elected to an office shall include a reference to a person who has been deemed elected to the office.
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paragraphs: (1) The 2020 Annual Delegate Conference need not be held at a physical venue but may be conducted wholly or partly by the use of electronic communications technology so long as all attendees have a reasonable opportunity to participate in the conference in accordance with this Regulation.
(2) (a) Provision may be made in standing orders or otherwise for participation in the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference by the use of electronic communications technology, including for a mechanism for casting votes by an attendee, whether before or during the conference.
(b) The mechanism referred to in paragraph (a) shall not require the attendee to be physically present at the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference or require the attendee to appoint a proxy who is to be physically present at the conference.
(3) Any temporary failure or disruption of electronic communications technology shall not invalidate the conference merely by virtue of that temporary failure or disruption.
(4) In this Regulation-
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 12(4) of the Regulations of 1998, the Annual Delegate Conference in the year 2020 (in these Regulations referred to as the “2020 Annual Delegate Conference”) may be held at any time on or after 9 December 2020 and prior to 1 January 2021.
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 13(1) of the Regulations of 1998, the election of the Standing Orders Committee referred to in that Regulation by the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference may be done by secret ballot carried out using electronic communications technology.
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 14(1) of the Regulations of 1998 –
(a) the President elected by the Annual Delegate Conference held in 2018 shall hold the office until the close of the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference,
(b) the President elected by the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference shall hold the office until the close of the Annual Delegate Conference held in 2022.
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 15(1) of the Regulations of 1998 –
(a) the Vice-President elected by the Annual Delegate Conference held in 2018 shall hold the office until the close of the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference, and
(b) the Vice-President elected by the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference shall hold the office until the close of the Annual Delegate Conference held in 2022.
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paragraphs: Notwithstanding Regulation 21(2) of the Regulations of 1998 –
(a) the Trustee elected by the Annual Delegate Conference held in 2015 shall hold office until the close of the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference,
(b) the Trustee elected by the 2020 Annual Delegate Conference in accordance with Regulation 21(2) of the Regulations of 1998 shall hold office until the close of the Annual Delegate Conference held in 2025.