Electoral Act, 1992
PART IX Disqualification for Membership of Dáil |
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Disqualification for membership of Dáil. |
41.—A person who— |
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(a) is not a citizen of Ireland, or |
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(b) has not reached the age of 21 years, or |
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(c) is a member of the Commission of the European Communities, or |
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(d) is a Judge, Advocate General or Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, or |
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(e) is a member of the Court of Auditors of the European Communities, or |
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(f) is a member of the Garda Síochána, or |
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(g) is a wholetime member of the Defence Forces as defined in section 11 (4), or |
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(h) is a civil servant who is not by the terms of his employment expressly permitted to be a member of the Dáil, or |
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(i) is a person of unsound mind, or |
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(j) is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment for any term exceeding six months, whether with or without hard labour, or of penal servitude for any period imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State, or |
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(k) is an undischarged bankrupt under an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction in the State, |
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shall not be eligible for election as a member, or, subject to section 42 (3), for membership, of the Dáil. |