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Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019, Paragraph 8 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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8(1)A person who has ceased to hold office as the Ombudsman or as an acting Ombudsman is disqualified for the relevant period from—E+W
(a)holding an office which is a listed authority;
(b)being a member, co-opted member, officer or member of staff of a listed authority;
(c)holding a paid office to which appointment is by a listed authority;
unless the Assembly approves otherwise.
(2)The relevant period—
(a)starts when the person ceases to hold office as the Ombudsman or, as the case may be, an acting Ombudsman, and
(b)ends on the expiry of the financial year following the financial year in which the Ombudsman or, as the case may be, the acting Ombudsman, ceased to hold such office.
(3)But sub-paragraph (1) does not disqualify a person from—
(a)being a member of the Assembly or the National Assembly for Wales Commission;
(b)holding the office of presiding officer or deputy presiding officer of the Assembly or of First Minister for Wales, Welsh Minister appointed under section 48 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32), Counsel General to the Welsh Government or Deputy Welsh Minister;
(c)being a member or co-opted member of a local authority in Wales;
(d)holding the office of chairman, vice-chairman or elected mayor of a local authority in Wales.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 23.7.2019 by S.I. 2019/1096, reg. 2
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