The term of office of a member of a representative body, who during his/her term of office takes an office that is considered to be incompatible pursuant to the provisions of this Act, shall be suspended for the period in which the person exercises an incompatible office. During that time his/her deputy shall hold office pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
A member of the representative body who takes an incompatible office has to inform the president of the representative body about that within 8 days from the day he/she took office.
Upon ceasing to perform an incompatible office, a member of a representative body shall continue to exercise the office in the representative body based on the termination of the suspension of the member’s term of office, on condition that he/she submits a written request to the president of the representative body within 8 days from the date he/she stopped exercising the incompatible office. The suspension of the term of office of the member of the representative body shall cease on the eight day from the day of submission of the written request.
The request to continue performing the duty of a member of a representative pursuant to the termination of the suspension of the member’s term of office, may be submitted once during that term of office.
