Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
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PART 9 Director of the Decision Support Service | ||
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Chapter 1 Appointment, functions and terms and conditions of Director | ||
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Appointment of Director | ||
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94. (1) The Mental Health Commission shall appoint a person to be known as the Director of the Decision Support Service to perform the functions conferred on the Director by this Act. | ||
(2) The Director shall— | ||
(a) be appointed by the Mental Health Commission on the recommendation of the Public Appointments Service after a competition for that purpose under section 47 of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 has been held, and | ||
(b) have the appropriate experience, qualifications, training and expertise to enable him or her to efficiently and effectively perform the functions conferred on him or her. | ||
(3) A person is not eligible for appointment as the Director if he or she— | ||
(a) is a member of either House of the Oireachtas, | ||
(b) is entitled under the rules of procedure of the European Parliament to sit in that Parliament, or | ||
(c) is a member of a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001 . |