Science and Technology Act, 1987
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Membership of Houses of Oireachtas or Assembly of European Communities. |
17.—(1) Where a member of the Board is— | |
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the Assembly of the European Communities, or | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to section 15 (inserted by the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984 ) of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 , as having been elected to such Assembly to fill a vacancy, | ||
he shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Board of the Agency. | ||
(2) Where an officer or servant of the Agency is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the Assembly of the European Communities, or | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to section 15 (inserted by the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984 ) of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 , as having been elected to such Assembly to fill a vacancy, | ||
he shall thereupon stand seconded from the employment of the Agency and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from, the Agency any remuneration or allowances in respect of the period commencing on such nomination or election or when he is so regarded as having been elected, as the case may be, and ending when he ceases to be a member of either such House or such Assembly. | ||
(3) In consequence of the foregoing provisions of this section, section 13 of the Act of 1961 shall have effect as follows: | ||
(a) subsections (1) and (2), paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) and subsection (6) shall cease to have effect; | ||
(b) the references in subsection (3) to an officer or servant who becomes a member of either House of the Oireachtas shall be construed as a reference to a person to whom subsection (2) of this section applies; | ||
(c) the references to secondment and secondment period in the said section 13 shall be construed as references to secondment and the period of secondment under subsection (2) of this section. | ||
(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 member of the Assembly of the European Communities shall, while he is so entitled or is such a member, be disqualified from becoming a member of the Board or from employment by the Agency. |