Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999
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Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament. |
53.—(1) Where a member of a relevant body 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, | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997 , as having been elected to that Parliament, or | ||
(d) ceases to be a member of the category of person, as provided for in section 6 , 13 or 22 , as the case may be, to which he or she belonged at the time of becoming such member, | ||
he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the relevant body. | ||
(2) Where an employee of a relevant body is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or | ||
(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, | ||
he or she shall thereupon stand seconded from employment by the relevant body and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from the relevant body any remuneration, fee, allowances or expenses 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 such Parliament. | ||
(3) A period referred to in subsection (2) shall not, for the purposes of any superannuation benefit, be reckoned as service with the relevant body concerned. | ||
(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 member, be disqualified for membership of a relevant body or for employment in any capacity by a relevant body. |