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Article 5
 

A member of the representative body of one unit may not at the same time be a member of another unit’s representative body, or a member of the authorities of the same unit.

A member of a unit’s representative body may not at the same time be a judge, a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, Public Prosecutor, Deputy Public Prosecutor, Public Attorney, Deputy Public Attorney, Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman, minister, deputy minister, assistant minister, ministry’s secretary, head of a state administration organisation, deputy head of a state administration organisation, Head of the Office of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, an officer or a non-commissioned officer of the armed forces, who is, as a military commander of the Croatian Army, appointed and relieved of duty by the President of the Republic, a head of office or an employee in the administration bodies and services of the same unit, a member of the management of a trading company in the majority ownership of the unit, or the director of an institution founded by the unit.

A person performing some of the incompatible duties may be nominated as a candidate for a member of the representative body of a unit, but in case he is elected as a member of the representative body, he shall be obliged to declare on the occasion of constituting the representative body whether he shall accept the duty of a member or continue with the performance of the incompatible duty, in which case his mandate shall be suspended, and his deputy shall replace him, in accordance with the provisions of this Law.