(1) A Commissioner shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office where he or she -

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

(b) is nominated as a candidate for election as a member of Da´il E´ ireann, Seanad E´ ireann or to the European Parliament,

or 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.

(2) A person who is, for the time being, entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit in either House or who is a member of the European Parliament shall, while he or she is so entitled or is such a member, be disqualified from becoming a Commissioner.

(3)

(a) A person who is a member of a local authority shall be disqualified from becoming a Commissioner.

(b) A Commissioner shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office where he or she becomes a member of a local authority.

(4) A Commissioner shall not hold any other office or employment in respect of which emoluments are payable.

(5)