- “Forfeiture of office order under Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018
- 80A. (1) If while a person is a member of Seanad Éireann elected under this Act a forfeiture of office order in respect of the person takes effect under section 17(6) of the Act of 2018, he or she shall thereupon cease to be such member and a vacancy shall exist accordingly in the membership of Seanad Éireann.
- (2) As soon as may be after the receipt by the Chairman of Seanad Éireann of a notification from the registrar of a court under subsection (7) of section 17 of the Act of 2018 of the taking effect under subsection (6) of that section of a forfeiture of office order in respect of a member of Seanad Éireann elected under this Act, the Chairman of Seanad Éireann shall inform Seanad Éireann of such receipt at the next meeting thereof.”.
Amendment of European Parliament Elections Act 1997
32. The European Parliament Elections Act 1997 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 11:
- “Forfeiture of office order under Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018
- 11A. If while a person is a member of the European Parliament an order for the forfeiture of the office of the person as such a member under subsection (4)(b) of section 17 of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 takes effect under subsection (6) of that section, he or she shall thereupon cease to be such a member.”.
Amendment of section 16(1) of Local Government Act 2001
33. Section 16(1) of the Local Government Act 2001 is amended by the insertion of “, or upon an order under subsection (4)(b) of section 17 of the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Act 2018 for the forfeiture of the office of the person as a member of the local authority taking effect under subsection (6) of that section” after “under section 20 of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999”.
Saver
34. A person shall not be exempt from the provisions of this Act by reason of the invalidity of appointment or election of any person to an office, employment or position as an official.
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