6.—(1) The members of An Bord shall be a chairman and such number (not being less than eight nor more than ten) of other members, of whom one shall be the Director, as the Minister may from time to time determine.

(2) (a) The chairman of An Bord shall be appointed from time to time as occasion requires by the Minister and may, if An Bord so requests and the Minister thinks fit to do so, be removed from the office of chairman by the Minister.

(b) The chairman of An Bord shall be nominated for appointment as chairman by An Bord from among the members of An Bord other than the Director and the members nominated for appointment to An Bord under subsection (6) or (7).

(c) The chairman of An Bord shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns the office of chairman or ceases to be chairman under paragraph (d) of this subsection, hold office until the expiration of his term of office as a member of An Bord.

(d) Where the chairman of An Bord ceases during his term of office as chairman to be a member of An Bord, he shall also then cease to be chairman of An Bord.

(3) The chairman of An Bord may resign his office as chairman by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect when the letter is received.

(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the chairman of An Bord shall hold office as chairman on such terms as the Minister determines when appointing him.

(5) A member of An Bord shall be appointed by the Minister and may be removed from office by the Minister.

(6) Two members of An Bord shall be members of the academic staff of the College and shall be nominated for appointment to An Bord by the members of the academic staff of the College in such manner as may be approved by the Minister from time to time.

(7) (a) Two members of An Bord shall be students of the College and shall be nominated for appointment to An Bord by the students of the College in such manner as may be approved by the Minister from time to time.

(b) The first appointments under this subsection shall be made as soon as reasonably may be after the establishment day, but An Bord may act before such appointments are made.

(8) A member of An Bord may resign his office as such member by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect when the letter is received.

(9) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the members of An Bord shall hold office on such terms as the Minister determines when appointing them.

(10) (a) A casual vacancy occurring among the members of An Bord shall be filled by appointment by the Minister and, where the vacancy occurs among the members nominated under subsection (6) or (7) of this section, the appointment shall be of a person nominated under the said subsection (6) or (7), as the case may be.

(b) A member of An Bord appointed under this subsection shall hold office for the remainder of his predecessor's term.