14Persons who may not be members or chief executive of the Commission
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(1)In section 4(3) of the 2013 Act (persons who may not be appointed as members of the Commission)—
(a)for “The Welsh Ministers may not appoint a person who is” substitute “A member may not be”;
(b)for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)a member of a UK legislature;”;
(c)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(ba)a person engaged by a member of a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;
(bb)a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;
(bc)a special adviser;”.
(2)In section 8(4) of that Act (persons who may not be appointed as chief executive)—
(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)a member of a UK legislature;”;
(b)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(ba)a person engaged by a member of a UK legislature, under a contract of service or a contract for services, in connection with the carrying out of the member’s functions;
(bb)a person engaged by a registered political party under a contract of service or a contract for services;
(bc)a special adviser;”.
(3)In section 72(1) of that Act (interpretation), at the appropriate places insert—
(4)In Schedule 3 to that Act (index of defined expressions), in table 2—
(a)after the entry for “mandatory consultees” insert—
“Member of a UK legislature” (Aelod o un o ddeddfwrfeydd y DU) | Section 72(1)”; |
(b)after the entry for “qualifying public body” insert—
“Registered political party (Plaid wleidyddol gofrestredig) | Section 72(1)”; |
(c)after the entry for “single member area” insert—
“Special adviser (Cynghorydd arbennig) | Section 72(1)”. |