Cap. 363 ст. 12Persons not qualified to stand for Council.

No person shall be qualified to stand for election as a member of a Council or to remain a member thereof if:

(a) he is a member of the House of Representatives or of any similar institution in another Member State of the

European Union;

(aa) he is a member of the European Parliament;

(b) he is a member of any disciplined force as defined in article 47(1) of the Constitution of Malta;

(c) (deleted by Act I. 2005.6);

(d) he is a person in the employment of the Council for which elections are to be held or Executive Secretary in any one of the Local Councils or Regional Councils;

(e) he is a person who holds any office the functions of which involve any responsibility for or in connection with the conduct of any election of members of the Council or the compilation of or revision of any electoral register;

(f) he is an undischarged bankrupt having been adjudged or otherwise declared bankrupt under any law in force in Malta;

(g) he is interdicted or incapacitated for any mental infirmity or for prodigality by a court in Malta, or is otherwise determined to be of unsound mind;

(h) he is serving a sentence of imprisonment (by whatever name called) exceeding twelve months imposed on him by any court in Malta;

(i) he is a member of the judiciary;

(j) he is disqualified from membership of the Council by or under this Act or any other law for the time being in force in Malta: Provided that no councillor shall remain in office if at any time during his term of office he is elected or chosen as Councillor of any other Local Council or of any similar institution in any other member state: Provided further that in the event of any of the circumstances mentioned in this article, the Minister shall be informed and shall declare the office as vacant.