Defence Act 1954

F61[Discharge of reservists in certain public service positions.

74

74.—A reservist who is—

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

(b) nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, or

(c) regarded under 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,

shall thereupon stand, by virtue of this section, discharged from the Reserve Defence Force.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F61

Substituted (4.04.2022) by Defence (Amendment) Act 2021 (33/2021), s. 13(a), S.I. No. 179 of 2022.

Editorial Notes:

E12

Previous affecting provision: section amended (9.12.1977) by European Assembly Elections Act 1977 (30/1977), s. 22, commenced on enactment; substituted as per F-note above.