Dormant Accounts Act, 2001
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Membership of either House of the Oireachtas or European Parliament. |
37.—(1) A member of the Board who— | |
(a) is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, | ||
(b) is elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or as a representative in the European Parliament, | ||
(c) is regarded pursuant to section 19 of the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997 , as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy, | ||
(d) becomes a member of a local authority, or | ||
(e) becomes a member of the board of a health board, | ||
thereupon ceases to be a member of the Board. | ||
(2) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit in the House or who is a representative in the European Parliament is, while he or she is entitled or is a representative, disqualified from becoming a member of the Board. | ||
(3) A person who is a member of a local authority or of the board of a health board is disqualified from becoming a member of the Board. | ||
(4) The Board shall not employ or otherwise retain in any capacity a person who would otherwise be disqualified under this section from becoming a member of the Board. |