(1) Where a commissioner is -

(a) nominated as a member of Seanad E'ireann,

(b) nominated to stand as a candidate for election as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to the European Parliament,

(c) regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997, as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy, or

(d) becomes a member of a local authority,

he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Commission.

(2) Where a person employed by the Commission -

(a) is nominated as a member of Seanad E'ireann,

(b) is elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or to the European Parliament,

(c) is regarded pursuant to Part XIII of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997, as having been elected to the European Parliament to fill a vacancy, or

(d) becomes a member of a local authority,