National Disability Authority Act, 1999
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Membership, etc. of Dáil, Seanad or European Parliament. |
33.—(1) Where a person who is the chairperson or an ordinary member of the Authority is— | |
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to the European Parliament, or | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997 , as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy, | ||
the person shall thereupon cease to be chairperson or an ordinary member of the Authority. | ||
(2) Where a person who is the Director or a member of the staff of the Authority is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to the European Parliament, or | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997 , as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy, | ||
the person shall thereupon stand seconded from employment by the Authority and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from, the Authority any remuneration or allowances in respect of the period commencing on such nomination, election or when he or she is so regarded as having been elected, as the case may be, and ending when he or she ceases to be a member of either such House or 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 member of the European Parliament shall, while so entitled or such a member, be disqualified from becoming chairperson or an ordinary member of the Authority or the Director or a member of the staff of the Authority. | ||
(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 Authority for the purposes of any pensions, gratuities or other allowances payable on resignation, retirement or death. |