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Ineligibility for appointment, disqualification and removal from office
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13. (1) A person shall not be eligible for appointment as Credit Reviewer and a person shall cease to hold office as Credit Reviewer, if he or she—
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(a) is adjudicated bankrupt and such bankruptcy has not been annulled or discharged,
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(b) makes a composition or arrangement with creditors,
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(c) is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to a term of imprisonment,
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(d) is convicted on indictment of an offence, or is convicted outside the State of an offence consisting of acts or omissions that, if done or made in the State, would constitute an offence triable on indictment,
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(e) is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty,
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(f) has a declaration under section 819 of the Act of 2014 made against him or her or is deemed to be subject to such a declaration by virtue of Chapter 5 of Part 14 of that Act, or
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(g) is subject, or is deemed to be subject, to a disqualification order within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 14 of the Act of 2014, whether by virtue of that Chapter or any other provision of that Act.
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(2) The Minister may at any time remove the Credit Reviewer from office if, in the opinion of the Minister—
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(a) he or she has committed stated misbehaviour,
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(b) he or she has become incapable through ill health of effectively performing his or her functions,
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(c) his or her removal is necessary or expedient for the effective performance by the Service of its functions, or
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(d) he or she has a conflict of interest of such significance that he or she should cease to hold office.
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(3) Where the Credit Reviewer is removed from office under this section, the Minister shall cause to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas a statement of the reasons for the removal.
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