National Development Corporation Act, 1986
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PART III Provisions Relating to Directors and Staff | ||
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Membership of either House of the Oireachtas or Assembly of European Communities. |
22.—(1) Where a director of the Corporation is— | |
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of the either House of the Oireachtas or of the Assembly of the European Communities, or | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to section 15 (inserted by the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984) of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 , as having been elected to such Assembly to fill a vacancy, | ||
he shall thereupon cease to be a director of the Corporation. | ||
(2) Where a person employed by the Corporation is— | ||
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or | ||
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the Assembly of the European Communities, or | ||
(c) regarded pursuant to section 15 (inserted by the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984) of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 , as having been elected to such Assembly to fill a vacancy, | ||
he shall thereupon stand seconded from employment by the Corporation and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from, the Corporation any remuneration or allowances in respect of the period commencing on such nomination or election or when he is so regarded as having been elected, as the case may be, and ending when he ceases to be a member of either such House or such Assembly. | ||
(3) 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 Assembly of the European Communities shall, while he is so entitled or is such a member, be disqualified from becoming a director of the Corporation or from employment in any capacity by the Corporation. | ||
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), that subsection shall be construed as prohibiting the reckoning of a period therein mentioned as service with the Corporation for the purpose of any pensions, gratuities or other allowances payable on retirement or death. |