Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015
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Disqualification from membership of Forum | ||
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40. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a person shall cease to be qualified to become a member of, and shall cease to be a member of, the Forum if he or she— | ||
(a) is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, | ||
(b) is elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of 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 the European Parliament, | ||
(d) is a Judge, Advocate General or Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union, | ||
(e) is a member of the Commission of the European Union, | ||
(f) is a member of the Court of Auditors of the European Union, | ||
(g) is appointed under the Constitution as a Judge or as the Comptroller and Auditor General, | ||
(h) save where appointed under section 39 (6)(b), becomes a member of a local authority, | ||
(i) does not possess a tax clearance certificate issued to him or her under section 1095 (inserted by section 127 (b) of the Finance Act 2002 ) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 , | ||
(j) is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for any term exceeding 6 months imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State, | ||
(k) fails to comply with a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, for payment of money due to the Council, | ||
(l) is convicted of, or has had a conviction confirmed on appeal for an offence relating to— | ||
(i) fraudulent or dishonest dealings affecting the Council, or | ||
(ii) corrupt practice, | ||
(m) is disqualified or restricted from being a director of any company, or | ||
(n) is adjudicated bankrupt. | ||
(2) A disqualification arising under subsection (1)(k) comes into effect on the seventh day after the last day for compliance with the relevant final judgment, order or decree and the disqualification shall be for 5 years from such last day. | ||
(3) A disqualification arising under subsection (1)(l) commences— | ||
(a) where no appeal is taken against the conviction, when the time limit for taking an appeal has passed, or | ||
(b) where an appeal is taken against the conviction and the appeal is disallowed, one month from the determination of the appeal, | ||
and the disqualification shall be for 5 years from the date of conviction or determination of the appeal, as the case may be. |