Greater London Authority Act 1999

[F1 327B Disqualification for appointment as London Fire Commissioner U.K.

(1) A person may not be appointed as the London Fire Commissioner unless the person has reached the age of 18.

(2) A person is disqualified from being appointed as, or being, the London Fire Commissioner if the person is a member of the Assembly or a London borough council.

(3) A person is disqualified from being appointed as, or being, the London Fire Commissioner if—

(a) the person is the subject of—

(i) a debt relief restrictions order under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4ZB to the Insolvency Act 1986,

(ii) an interim debt relief restrictions order under paragraph 5 of that Schedule,

(iii) a bankruptcy restrictions order under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4A to that Act, or

(iv) a bankruptcy restrictions interim order under paragraph 5 of that Schedule,

(b) a debt relief restrictions undertaking has effect in respect of the person under paragraph 7 of Schedule 4ZB to that Act,

(c) the person has been convicted in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of any imprisonable offence (whether or not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in respect of the offence), or

(d) the person is incapable of being elected as a member of the House of Commons, or is required to vacate a seat in the House of Commons, under Part 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (consequences of corrupt or illegal practices).

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(c) “an imprisonable offence” means an offence—

(a) for which a person who has reached the age of 18 may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, or

(b) for which, in the case of such a person, the sentence is fixed by law as life imprisonment.

(5) For the purposes of subsection (3)(c) a person is to be treated as having been convicted—

(a) on the expiry of the ordinary period allowed for an appeal or application in respect of the conviction, or

(b) if an appeal or application is made in respect of the conviction, when the appeal or application is finally disposed of or abandoned or fails by reason of non-prosecution.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 6A inserted (E.W.) (31.1.2017 for specified purposes, 1.3.2018 for the insertion of ss. 327A(1)-(3)(7)(8), 327B-327D, 327F, 327H(1)(2)(b)(3)-(12)(13)(b), 22.3.2018 for the insertion of s. 327A(4) for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 10; S.I. 2018/227, regs. 2(b)(ii), 3(1)(b)(c)(2), 4(c)