This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.
Sections 1 and 3.
[The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.]
The Advisory Board for the Research Councils.
The Agrément Board.
[The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.]
[The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute]
The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal.
[The Appointments Commission.]
An Arbitration Tribunal established under Schedule 3 to the Industry Act 1975.
The British Railways Board.
British Shipbuilders.
The British Waterways Board.
[[The Cable Authority]]
[The Care Council for Wales.]
[The Care Quality Commission.]
[The Channel Four Television Corporation]
[The Charity Commission.]
[The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland]
[The Charity Tribunal for Northern Ireland]
[The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.]
The Civil Aviation Authority.
[ The Coal Authority]
[The Commission for Equality and Human Rights.]
[[The Commission for Health Improvement]]
[The Commission for Human Medicines and any committee established under section 4 of the Medicines Act 1968]
The Commission for Local Administration in England.
The Commission for Local Administration in Wales.
[The Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland]
[The Committee on Climate Change.]
[The Competition Appeal Tribunal.]
[The Competition Commission.]
[The Competition Service.]
[The Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991.]
[The Copyright Tribunal]
[The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence]
[ The Criminal Cases Review Commission]
[The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board]
The Crown Estate Commissioners.
[ A development agency established under section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.]
[A development corporation established under Part III of the Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003]
[The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board]
[The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland.]
[The Electoral Commission.]
Enterprise Ulster.
[The Environment Agency.]
[ The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland .]
[The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland]
[The First-tier Tribunal.]
[Food from Britain]
[The Food Standards Agency]
[The Football Licensing Authority]
The Foreign Compensation Commission.
[Gangmasters Licensing Authority]
[The General Social Care Council.]
[The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland..]
[The Homes and Communities Agency.]
[The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority]
[The Human Tissue Authority.]
[The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.]
[The Independent Broadcasting Authority.]
[The Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland]
[The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.]
[The Independent Police Complaints Commission.]
An Industrial Court.
The Industrial Estates Corporations constituted in accordance with the Local Employment Act 1972.
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.
[The Information Tribunal]
[The Infrastructure Planning Commission.]
[Invest Northern Ireland]
[The Juvenile Justice Board.]
The Labour Relations Agency.
The Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.
The Lands Tribunal for Scotland.
The Law Commission.
[The Legal Services Board.]
[The Legal Services Commission]
[The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland].
[The Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.]
The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland constituted under the Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1961.
The Metrication Board.
The Ministry of Defence (Army Department) Teachers Selection Board.
A National Broadcasting Council.
[The National Consumer Council.]
[ The National Lottery Commission.]
[The National Policing Improvement Agency.]
The National Research Development Corporation.
A New Town Commission established under the New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.
[The Northern Ireland Authority for [Utility] Regulation.]
[The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board]
[The Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services Regulation and Improvement Authority.]
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
[The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.]
[The Northern Ireland Law Commission.]
[The Northern Ireland Library Authority]
[The Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery.]
[The Northern Ireland Social Care Council.]
[The Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal]
[The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.]
[The Office of Communications.]
[The Office of Fair Trading.]
[The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator.]
[The Office for Legal Complaints.]
[The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.]
[The Oil and Pipelines Agency]
[A panel of Chairmen of Reinstatement Committees constituted under Schedule 2 to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 for the purposes of section 8 of that Act]
The Panel of Official Arbitrators constituted for the purposes of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919.
[The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.]
A Pensions Appeal Tribunal.
[The Board of the Pension Protection Fund.]
[The Pensions Regulator.]
[The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.]
The Planning Appeals Commission in Northern Ireland.
[The Probation Board for Northern Ireland.]
The Restrictive Practices Court.
The Review Board for Government Contracts.
A Rural Development Board in Northern Ireland.
[The Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.]
[ The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.]
The Scottish Land Court.
The Scottish Law Commission.
[The Sea Fish Industry Authority.]
[The Sea Fish Licence Tribunal.]
[The Security Industry Authority]
[Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig]
[The Serious Organised Crime Agency.]
The Social Security Advisory Committee.
[The Staff Commission for Wales (Comisiwn Staff Cymru).]
[The Standards Board for England.]
[The Statistics Board]
[[The Strategic Rail Authority.]]
The Transport Tribunal.
[A tribunal established under Article 3 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996], including any panel constituted for the purposes of any such tribunal.
[ The Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.]
[The Tribunal established under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.]
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
The University Grants Committee.
[The Upper Tribunal.]
The Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland.
[The Water Services Regulation Authority.]
[The Welsh Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.]
[Additional Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.]
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[Adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner ...]
Agent for Northern Ireland in Great Britain.
Ambassador representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.
[Appeal Officer for Community Interest Companies]
Arbitrator or other person appointed to hear a dispute under ... The Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973.
[Assistant Electoral Commissioners.]
Auditor of the Civil List.
Boundary Commissioner or Assistant Boundary Commissioner appointed under [Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986].
[Certification Officer for Northern Ireland.]
[Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Patient and Client Council established under section 16 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.]
[Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Health and Social Care Board established under section 7 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.]
[Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established under section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.]
[Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Business Services Organisation established under section 14 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.]
Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards in Northern Ireland.
[Chairman or vice-chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland..]
[Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Big Lottery Fund.]
[ Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland]
Chairman or Director General of the British Council.
[Chairman and deputy chairman of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland]
[Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.]
[Chairman or non-executive member of the Health Protection Agency.]
[Chairman or other member of the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.]
Chairman of the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland.
Paid Chairman of an industrial training board constituted under the Industrial Training [(Northern Ireland) Order 1984]or of a committee appointed under [that Order].
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[Chairman of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (”NESTA”) and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of NESTA;]
Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Chairman or director of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, or of any company which is a subsidiary of that Company.
[Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Delivery Authority.]
[Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Lottery Distributor.]
Any Chairman of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.
[Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board]
Chairman of the Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards in Northern Ireland.
Chief Electoral Officer or Deputy Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.
[Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.]
[Chief Land Registrar.]
[The Chief Ombudsman or an assistant ombudsman appointed under section 122 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen appointed for the purposes of the ombudsman scheme).]
[Children’s Commissioner]
[Children’s Commissioner for Wales]
Clerk of the Crown and Peace in Northern Ireland.
Clerk or deputy clerk of a district council in Northern Ireland.
Clerk or Assistant Clerk of Petty Sessions in Northern Ireland.
[Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland]
Commissioner of the City of London Police.
Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner appointed under section 50(1) [or (4)] of, or Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.
[Commissioner appointed under section 67(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000]
[Commissioner for Older People in Wales]
[Commissioner for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland]
Comptroller and Auditor General.
Comptroller and Auditor-General for Northern Ireland.
Coroner or deputy coroner appointed for any district in Northern Ireland.
Correspondent appointed by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.
[Deputy Electoral Commissioners.]
Director of the British Sugar Corporation Limited appointed by the Ministers as defined by section 17 of the Sugar Act 1956.
Director of Cable and Wireless Limited [nominated by a Minister of the Crown or Government department].
[Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation nominated or appointed by the Secretary of State.]
[ Director of any of the following—
(a)
a company which for the time being holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000 (a licence company);
(b)
a company of which a licence company is a subsidiary (within the meaning given by [section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006];
(c)
a company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning so given) of a licence company.]
[Director of a company for the time being holding an appointment under Chapter I of Part II of the [Water Industry Act 1991] or of such a company’s holding company, being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown.]
[Director of a company appointed as a water or sewerage undertaker under the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, being a director nominated or appointed by a Northern Ireland department or by a person acting on behalf of a Northern Ireland department]
Director of Harland and Wolff Limited.
Director of Short Brothers Limited.
Director appointed at a salary of the National Building Agency.
Director, or Deputy Director, of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
[Director of a publicly controlled company (within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2004) to which transfers have been made in accordance with provisions of nuclear transfer schemes authorised by that Chapter.]
[Director of a publicly owned successor company (within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995) .]
Director of S.B. (Realisations) Limited nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or government department.
Director or receiver appointed by the Department or Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland of any company.
Director of the Holding Company referred to in the Transport Act 1962.
[Director of the successor company (within the meaning of Part V of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994), being a director nominated or appointed by a Northern Ireland department or by a person acting on behalf of a Northern Ireland department]
[Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the British Technology Group Act 1991) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown]
[Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Crown Agents Act 1995) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown .]
[Director of a successor company (within the meaning of Part II of the Electricity Act 1989), being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown]
[Director of a successor company (within the meaning of Part III of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992), being a director nominated or appointed by a Northern Ireland department or by a person acting on behalf of a Northern Ireland department]
[Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Gas Act 1986), being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown]
[Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland.]
[ Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland]
Examiner or member of a board of interviewers appointed by the Civil Service Commissioners.
Examiner for entrance examination to, or member of a board of interviewers for entrance to, the civil service of Northern Ireland.
Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Governor, Deputy Governor or Director of the Bank of England.
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary, or Captain of Invalids of Chelsea Hospital.
Governor, Medical Officer or other officer or member of the staff of a prison to which the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 applies.
Health Service Commissioner for England.
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Health Service Commissioner for Wales.
[Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru.]
High Commissioner representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.
[The Immigration Services Commissioner]
[The Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner]
[Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland .]
Independent person appointed under section 7(3) or section 8(4) of the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963.
[The Information Commissioner]
[Investigating Commissioner of, or member of a decision-making committee of, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.]
Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General [or Assistant Judge Advocate General].
Juries Officer.
Lay observer appointed under Article 42 of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.
[The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner.]
[The Legal Services Ombudsman]
Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister under Schedule 2 to the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.
[Member appointed by the Head of the Department of Agriculture of an Agricultural Marketing Board constituted under Part II of the Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.]
Member appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales or of an agricultural wages committee established under the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 or chairman of such a committee.
Member appointed by the Secretary of State of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
Member appointed by the Head of the Department or Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland of the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland.
[Member of staff of the Children’s Commissioner]
[Member of the staff of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales]
[Member of staff of the Commissioner for Older People in Wales]
[Member of the Determinations Panel established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004.]
[Member of the staff of the Electoral Commission.]
[Member of the governing body of the Financial Services Authority]
[Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal]
[Any member of the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal in receipt of remuneration.]
[Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England appointed under section 13(2)(b) or (c) of the Bank of England Act 1998. .]
[Member of the staff of the National Audit Office]
[A member of a committee of the National Consumer Council established under section 1 of, or paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (territorial and regional committees).]
[Member of the Staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office]
[Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.]
[Member of a panel of persons appointed under Article 7 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.]
Member of a panel of valuers appointed at an annual salary under section 4 of the Inland Revenue Regulation Act 1890.
[Any member of the Residuary Body for Wales (Corff Gweddilliol Cymru) in receipt of remuneration]
[Member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.]
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints.
[ Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner.]
[Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.]
Officer or other member of the County Court Service within the meaning of the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959.
Officer or servant of the Crown Estate Commissioners.
Officer of the [Senior Courts][being the holder of any office listed in any Part of Schedule 2 to the [Senior Courts Act 1981] or a district registrar, or assistant district registrar, of the High Court]
[Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 210 of the Pensions Act 2004.]
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
[Parole Commissioner for Northern Ireland]
[Pensions Ombudsman and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.]
[Person on the list of those eligible to sit as members of a Gender Recognition Panel.]
[ The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.]
[ President of appeal tribunals (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998) appointed under Article 6 of that Order..]
Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.
[Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 6 or section 7 of the County Courts Act 1984]
Registrar of the Privy Council.
Registrar of Public Lending Right.
[Regulator of Community Interest Companies]
[Scottish Public Services Ombudsman]
[ Sentence Review Commissioner.]
Standing Counsel to any department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.
Statutory officer appointed under section 70 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.
Substitution Officer of the Royal Air Force.
Technical Adviser to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
[Traffic Director for London.]
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