National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006
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Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament. |
20.— (1) Where a member of the Council, the Forum (subject to subsection (2)), the Centre or a body established under section 7 — | |
(a) is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, | ||
(b) is elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to be a representative in the European Parliament, | ||
(c) is regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act 1997 , as having been elected to that Parliament to fill a vacancy, or | ||
(d) becomes a member of a local authority (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001 ), | ||
he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Council, the Forum, Centre or the body, as the case may be. | ||
(2) In subsection (1)— | ||
(a) paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to a member of the Forum to whom section 15 (3)(a) applies who is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann or is elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas, and | ||
(b) paragraph (d) does not apply to a member of the Forum to whom section 15 (3)(f) applies becoming a member of a local authority. | ||
(3) Where a member of the staff of the Office is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to be a representative in the European Parliament, or | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to the said Part XIII, as having been elected to that Parliament to fill a vacancy, | ||
he or she shall thereupon stand seconded from employment by the Office and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from, the Office any remuneration or allowances in respect of the period commencing on such nomination or election, or when he or she is so regarded as having been elected (as the case may be), and ending when such person ceases to be a member of either House or a representative in such Parliament. | ||
(4) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein or who is a representative in the European Parliament shall, while he or she is so entitled or is such a representative, be disqualified for membership of the Council, the Forum (subject to subsection (5)), the Centre or a body established under section 7 or for employment in any capacity by the Office. | ||
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to a person, who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein, to whom section 15 (3)(a) applies being appointed under section 15 (2) as a member of the Forum. | ||
(6) A period mentioned in subsection (3) shall not, for the purposes of any superannuation benefit, be reckoned as service with the Office. |