8. Disqualification for being appointed as a member

A person shall be disqualified from being appointed, or from continuing, as a member if he—

is a Member of Parliament, a member of a Provincial

is under any law in force in Sri Lanka or in any other country found or declared to be of unsound mind;

is a person who, having been declared an insolvent or a bankrupt under any law in Sri Lanka or in any other country, or is an undischarged insolvent or bankrupt; or

is serving or has served a sentence of imprisonment imposed by any Court in Sri Lanka or abroad.