8.—(1) Where a member of An Bord is nominated either as a candidate for election to either House of the Qireachtas or as a member of Seanad Éireann, he shall thereupon cease to be a member of An Bord.

(2) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein shall, while so entitled, be disqualified from becoming a member of An Bord.