National Film Studios of Ireland Limited Act, 1980
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Membership of either House of the Oireachtas by directors, officers or servants of Company. |
15.—(1) Where a director of the Company is nominated either as a candidate for election to either House of the Oireachtas or as a member of Seanad Éireann, he shall thereupon cease to be a director of the Company. | |
(2) Where a person who is either an officer or servant of the Company is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann or for election to either House of the Oireachtas, he shall stand seconded from employment by the Company and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from the Company, any remuneration or allowances— | ||
(a) in case he is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, in respect of the period commencing on his acceptance of the nomination and ending when he ceases to be a member of that House, | ||
(b) in case he is nominated for election to either such House, in respect of the period commencing on his nomination and ending when he ceases to be a member of that House or fails to be elected or withdraws his candidature, as may be appropriate. | ||
(3) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein shall, while so entitled, be disqualified from becoming a director of the Company or an officer or servant of the Company. | ||
(4) If a person who is or was an officer or servant of the Company becomes a member of either House of the Oireachtas or a member of the Assembly of the European Communities, or becomes entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein, he shall while he is such a member or while so entitled be disqualified from reckoning the period of membership or entitlement for any superannuation benefits payable under a scheme or schemes made in accordance with section 11 of this Act. |