(1) If an ordinary Commissioner other than a nominated Commissioner holding office at the pleasure of the Minister becomes by ill-health permanently incapacitated for performing his duties as such Commissioner, the other members of the Commission may, if or when there is no vacancy in their number, declare such Commissioner to be disqualified from holding the office of ordinary Commissioner.
(2) If and whenever an ordinary Commissioner is adjudged bankrupt, or makes a composition or arrangement with his creditors or is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to suffer imprisonment or penal servitude or ceases to be ordinarily resident in Saorstát Eireann or absents himself from all meetings of the Commission for a period of six months without the permission of the Commission he shall be disqualified from holding the office of ordinary Commissioner.