Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Act 2019
Amendment of section 57 of Principal Act | ||
12. Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (6), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (7), a member of the Board” for “A member of the Board”, and | ||
(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (6): | ||
“(7) A person who is re-appointed to the Board in accordance with subsection (6) shall not hold office for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 10 years. | ||
(8) Where a member of the Board 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 European Parliament Elections Act 1997 as having been elected to that Parliament, or | ||
(d) elected or co-opted as a member of a local authority, | ||
he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Board. | ||
(9) 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 or of a local authority shall, while he or she is so entitled or is such a member, be disqualified for membership of the Board.”. |