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(6) Féadfaidh an tAire ordachán a thabhairt go mbeidh, in aon chomhaontú den sórt sin, cibé téarmaí a shonróidh sé agus comhlíonfaidh an t-údarás i gceist cibé ordacháin a thabharfaidh an tAire.
—(1) There shall be established on such day as the Minister may by order appoint a body to be known as the Rent Tribunal (in this Act referred to as the Tribunal) to perform the functions assigned to it by this Act. [GA] (2) The Tribunal shall consist of the following members, namely, a chairman and so many vice-chairmen and ordinary members as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, considers necessary from time to time for the performance by the Tribunal of its functions under this Act. [GA] ( 3 ) ( a ) The chairman, vice-chairmen and the ordinary members shall be appointed by the Minister by order. [GA] ( b ) The Minister may by order revoke or amend an order under paragraph (a) or this paragraph. [GA] ( c ) An order under this subsection shall be published in Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made. [GA] (4) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service, may from time to time appoint from among his officers so many persons as he considers necessary to assist the Tribunal in the performance of its functions under this Act. [GA] Membership of Houses of Oireachtas, etc., by member of Tribunal. 3. —(1) A person who, for the time being, is entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein or is a representative in the Assembly of the European Communities or a member of a local authority shall be disqualified from being appointed to be a member of the Tribunal. [GA] (2) A member of the Tribunal who— [GA] ( a ) is nominated either as a member of Seanad Éireann or for election to either House of the Oireachtas, or [GA] ( b ) is either nominated for election to the Assembly of the European Communities or appointed to be a representative in that Assembly, or [GA] ( c ) becomes a member of a local authority, [GA] shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Tribunal. [GA] (3) In this section local authority" means the council of a county, the corporation of a county or other borough, the council of an urban district or the commissioners of a town. [GA] Seal of the Tribunal. 4. —(1) The Tribunal shall provide itself with a seal. [GA] (2) The seal of the Tribunal shall be authenticated by the signature of the chairman of the Tribunal or of a vice-chairman or ordinary member thereof authorised by the Tribunal to act in that behalf or a person appointed under section 2 (4) authorised by the Tribunal to act in that behalf. [GA] (3) Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal of the Tribunal, and every document purporting to be an instrument made by the Tribunal and to be sealed with the seal (purporting to be authenticated in accordance with this section) of the Tribunal shall be received in evidence and shall be deemed to be such instrument without further proof unless the contrary is shown. [GA] Fixing of terms of tenancies. 5. —(1) The landlord or the tenant of a dwelling to which section 8 (1) of the Act of 1982 relates may, subject to subsection (2), at any time— [GA] ( a ) apply to the Tribunal to fix the terms of the tenancy, or (Amendment) Act, 1963. [GA] ( b ) where an order has been made under section 6 (1), apply to the housing authority in whose functional area the dwelling is situated to have the terms of the tenancy fixed by a rent officer,