An Bord Bia Act, 1994
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Membership of either House of Oireachtas or representative to the European Parliament. |
31.—(1) Where a member of the Board or of a subsidiary board is— | |
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or as a representative to the European Parliament, 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 Parliament to fill a vacancy, | ||
that person shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Board or of the subsidiary board, as the case may be. | ||
(2) Where a person employed by the Board is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or as a representative to the European Parliament, 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 Parliament to fill a vacancy, | ||
that person shall thereupon stand seconded from employment by the Board and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from, the Board any remuneration or allowances in respect of the period commencing on such nomination or election or when that person is so regarded as having been elected (as the case may be) and ending when that person ceases to be a member of either such House or such Parliament. | ||
(3) 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 that person is so entitled or is such a representative, be disqualified from becoming a member of the Board or of a subsidiary board or from employment in any capacity by the Board. | ||
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), that subsection shall be construed as prohibiting, inter alia, the reckoning of a period mentioned in that subsection as service with the Board, for the purposes of any superannuation benefits. |