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19. Appointment, tenure of office, etc., of the Governor.

(1) The Governor shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Government and shall receive such remuneration and allowances and be subject to such conditions of service as the Board shall from time to time determine.

(2) A person is not eligible for appointment as Governor if the person -

(a) is a member of either House of the Oireachtas or is, with the person's consent, nominated as a candidate for election as such a member or is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or

(b) is a member of the European Parliament or is, with the person's consent, nominated as a candidate for election as such a member or to fill a vacancy in the membership of that Parliament, or

(c) is a member of a local authority or is, with the person's consent, nominated as a candidate for election as such a member.

(3) A person appointed as Governor holds office for 7 years from the date of the person's appointment, unless the person previously ceases to hold that office as provided by this Part.

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