# Disqualifications Act 2000, Section 3: Disqualification for certain Assembly offices.


(1) In section 29 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (statutory committees), after subsection (5) insert—
“(5A) A member of the Assembly who is—
(a) a Minister of the Government of Ireland, or
(b) chairman or deputy chairman of—
(i) a committee of the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland),
(ii) a committee of the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland), or
(iii) a joint committee of the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland),
may not be the chairman or deputy chairman of a statutory committee.”
(2) In section 40 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (which makes provision as to the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission), after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) A member of the Assembly who is—
(a) a Minister of the Government of Ireland, or
(b) chairman or deputy chairman of—
(i) a committee of the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland),
(ii) a committee of the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland), or
(iii) a joint committee of the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland),
may not be appointed as a member of the Commission.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/42/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/disqualifications-act-2000/section-3
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