Adoption Act 2010
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Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority. |
99.— (1) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the Authority or of a committee of the Authority, if the person is— | |
(a) a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the European Parliament, | ||
(b) regarded, pursuant to section 19 of the European Parliament Elections Act 1997 , as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy, or | ||
(c) a member of a local authority. | ||
(2) An appointed member of the Authority or a member of a committee of the Authority immediately ceases to hold office on— | ||
(a) being nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, | ||
(b) being elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the European Parliament, | ||
(c) being regarded, pursuant to section 19 of the European Parliament Elections Act 1997 , as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy, or | ||
(d) becoming a member of a local authority. |