Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1999

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Amendment of First Schedule to Principal Act.

17.—The First Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended—

(a) in paragraph 2—

(i) by the insertion in subparagraph (a) of “and six months” after “five years”, and

(ii) by the insertion in subparagraph (b)(ii) of “or that constituency as altered by virtue of an order under section 2 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1956 ” after “for such constituency”,

(b) in paragraph 7—

(i) by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (2):

“(2) A member of an tÚdarás shall be disqualified for holding and shall cease to hold office if he or she—

(a) is adjudged bankrupt or makes a composition with his or her creditors,

(b) is convicted of an indictable offence in relation to a company,

(c) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty, whether in relation to a company or not,

(d) is the subject of an order under section 160 of the Companies Act, 1990 ,

(e) is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for any term exceeding 6 months imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State,

(f) ceases to be ordinarily resident in the State,

(g) is convicted of an offence under section 15, or

(h) is convicted of an offence under section 15A.”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following subparagraphs for subparagraphs (3) and (4):

“(3) Where a member (other than an elected member) of an tÚdarás 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 section 19 of the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997 , as having been elected to the European Parliament,

he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of an tÚdarás.

(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 being a member (other than an elected member) of an tÚdarás.”.

and

(c) by the substitution in paragraph 11 of “any committee (being a regional committee or other committee established under section 10A or the Evaluation Committee) or subcommittee of an tÚdarás” for “any sub-committee of an tÚdarás”.