(1) Where a member of the Authority is -
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to the European Parliament, 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 Parliament to fill a vacancy,
he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Authority.
(2) Where a person who is a member of the staff of the Authority is -
(a) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or
(b) elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to the European Parliament, 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 Parliament to fill a vacancy,
he or she shall thereupon stand seconded from employment by the Authority and shall not be paid by, or be entitled to receive from, the Authorit
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