Gambling Regulation Act 2024
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Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority | ||
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60. (1) Where a member of a relevant office, an adjudication officer or the chief executive is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to be a member of the European Parliament, | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1997 as having been elected to that Parliament, or | ||
(d) is elected or co-opted as a member of a local authority, | ||
he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the relevant office, an adjudication officer or chief executive, as the case may be. | ||
(2) Where a member of staff of the Authority is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to be a member of the European Parliament, | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1997 as having been elected to that Parliament, or | ||
(d) is elected or co-opted as a member of a local authority, | ||
he or she shall thereupon stand seconded from that employment, and where the member of staff concerned is a person referred to in section 26 (2), he or she shall cease to be seconded to be a member of staff of the Authority, and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from, the relevant office concerned, any remuneration or allowances in respect of the period commencing on the nomination, election or co option, or when he or she is regarded as having been elected, as the case may be. | ||
(3) A person who is for the time being— | ||
(a) entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein, | ||
(b) a member of the European Parliament, or | ||
(c) entitled under the standing orders of a local authority to sit as a member thereof, | ||
shall, while he or she is so entitled as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (c) or is such a member as mentioned in paragraph (b), be disqualified to act as an adjudication officer, for membership of a relevant office or for employment in any capacity by a relevant office. | ||
(4) In this section, “Act of 1997” means the European Parliament Elections Act 1997 . |