(1) There shall be a Tribunal, which shall be known as the Social Welfare Tribunal, to hear and decide applications for adjudications under this Chapter.
(2) The Tribunal shall consist of a chairman and four ordinary members.
(3) The members of the Tribunal shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(a) Two ordinary members of the Tribunal shall be persons representative of workers and nominated for appointment as such members by the body known as the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
(b) The two other ordinary members of the Tribunal shall be persons representative of employers and nominated for appointment as such members by an organisation representative of employers.
(5) The term of office of a member of the Tribunal shall be such period as is specified by the Minister when appointing such member.
(a) A member of the Tribunal may, by letter addressed to the Minister, resign his membership.
(b) A member of the Tribunal may be removed from