2.—(1) A person ceases to be a member of a Consultative Panel if the person—
(a) dies, or
(b) completes a term of office and is not reappointed, or
(c) resigns from membership by notice in writing addressed to the Minister, or
(d) is, with the person's consent, nominated as a candidate for election as a member of either House of the Oireachtas, or
(e) is, with the person's consent, nominated as a candidate for election as a member of the European Parliament or to fill a vacancy in the membership of that Parliament, or
(f) is, with the person's consent, nominated as a candidate for election as a member of a local authority, or
(g) is adjudged bankrupt (either in the State or elsewhere) or enters into a composition with the person's creditors, or
(h) becomes physically or mentally incapable of performing the duties of a member, or
(i) is convicted of an offence (either in the State or elsewhere) and sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment for the offence, or
(j) is removed from membership under subparagraph (3).
(2) A member's resignation does not take effect until the end of the meeting of the relevant Consultative Panel next held after the notice of resignation was given to the Minister.
(3) The Minister may, after consulting the Regulatory Authority, remove a person from membership of a Consultative Panel for a specified reason.
(4) If a person is removed from membership of a Consultative Panel, the Minister is required to give the person a statement in writing specifying the reason.
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