Local Elections Act, 1972
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Removal of certain membership disqualifications with regard to local authorities and certain other related bodies. |
2.—(1) A person shall not be disqualified for being elected, chosen, appointed or being a member of a local authority, a vocational education committee or a county committee of agriculture because— | |
(a) within twelve months either before or since his election or being so chosen or appointed, he has received general assistance within the meaning of the Public Assistance Act, 1939 , or | ||
(b) within five years either before or since his election or being so chosen or appointed, he has been adjudicated bankrupt, or made an arrangement with his creditors. | ||
(2) The following provisions of Article 12 of the Schedule to the Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898, shall, with respect to membership of a local authority, a vocational education committee or a county committee of agriculture, cease to have effect, namely: | ||
(a) subparagraph (b) of paragraph (4), | ||
(b) “or has, within or during the time aforesaid, been adjudged bankrupt, or made a composition or arrangement with his creditors” in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (4), and | ||
(c) paragraph (7). |