National Lottery Act 2013

Disqualification of persons from becoming Regulator

14. (1) A person who is, for the time being, entitled under the standing orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit in either House or who is a member of the European Parliament shall, while he or she is so entitled or is such a member, be disqualified from becoming the Regulator.

(2) A person who is—

(a) a member of a local authority (within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001 ) shall be disqualified from becoming the Regulator, or

(b) the Regulator shall cease to be the Regulator where he or she becomes a member of such a local authority.