43Constitution of Council

43 Constitution of Council

43 Constitution of Council

(1) Subject to this Act, on the relevant day—

(a) a person holding office under former section 9 (3) ceases to hold that office, and

(b) a person holding office under former section 9 (5) (a) or (b) or (7) is taken to be appointed as a member under new section 9 (1) (b), (g) or (c), respectively, for the balance of the person’s term of office, and

(c) a person holding office under former section 9 (6) (a), (b) or (c) is taken to be elected as a member under new section 9 (1) (d), (e) or (f), respectively, for the balance of the person’s term of office.

(2) On, or as soon as is reasonably practicable after, the relevant day, the Minister must appoint the balance of the members required to be appointed under new section 9 (1) (b).

(3) The Council is to make all necessary by-laws and take all necessary steps to ensure, as far as possible, that the Council is duly constituted under new section 9 as soon as is reasonably practicable after the relevant day.

(4) For the purposes of making the by-laws referred to in subclause (3), the Council must be constituted so as to include all of the members required to be appointed under new section 9 (1) (b).

(5) The Council is taken to be properly constituted until such time as it is constituted in accordance with new section 9.

(6) A casual vacancy occurring in the office of a member before the Council is duly constituted under new section 9 is to be filled as follows—

(a) if the vacancy occurs in the office of a member appointed under new section 9 (1) (b), the Minister is to appoint a person whom the Minister considers appropriate,

(b) if the vacancy occurs in the office of a member appointed under new section 9 (1) (c), the Council is to appoint a person whom the Council considers appropriate,

(c) if the vacancy occurs in the office of a member elected under new section 9 (1) (d) or (e), the Council is to appoint a person qualified to hold that office,

(d) if the vacancy occurs in the office of a member elected under new section 9 (1) (f), the Council is to appoint a person qualified to hold that office following consultation with the relevant student body or bodies recognised by the Council,