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Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 25

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to disqualification for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act amended (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 36(1) (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

Editorial Information

X1The text of the Act is based on a reprint (No. 6) printed in pursuance of s. 3(2) and incorporating amendments in force on 1.1.1981

1 Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person is disqualified for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly who for the time being—

(a)

holds any of the judicial offices specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act;

(b)

is employed in the civil service of the Crown, whether in an established capacity or not, and whether for the whole or part of his time;

(c)

is a member of any of the regular armed forces of the Crown or the Ulster Defence Regiment;

(d)

is a member of any police force maintained by a police authority;

F1(da)

is a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad;

(e)

is a member of the legislature of any country or territory outside the Commonwealth F2(other than Ireland); or

(f)

holds any office described in Part II or Part III of Schedule 1.

(2)

In this section—

“civil service of the Crown” includes the civil service of Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Court Service, Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service;

“police authority” means any police authority within the meaning of F3the Police Act 1996 or the M1Police (Scotland) Act 1967, or the F4Northern Ireland Policing Board; and “member” in relation to a police force means a person employed as a full-time constable;

“regular armed forces of the Crown” means the Royal Navy, the regular forces as defined by section 225 of the M2Army Act 1955 F5or the regular air force as defined by section 223 of the Air Force Act 1955.

(3)

Except as provided by this Act, a person shall not be disqualified for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly by reason of his holding an office or place of profit under the Crown or any other office or place; and a person shall not be disqualified for appointment to or for holding any office or place by reason of his being a member of the Assembly.

2 Reserve and auxiliary forces, etc.

(1)

Notwithstanding section 1(1)(c) above—

(a)

a person who is an officer on the retired or emergency list of any of the regular armed forces of Crown, or who holds an emergency commission in any of those forces, or belongs to any reserve of officers of any of those forces, is not disqualified as a member of those forces; and

(b)

a naval, army, marine or air force pensioner F6,or former soldier, who is recalled for service for which he is liable as such is not disqualified as a member of the regular armed forces of the Crown.

(2)

A person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(c) above by reason of his being an Admiral of the Fleet, a Field Marshal or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force, if he does not for the time being hold an appointment in the naval, military or air force service of the Crown.

(3)

A person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(b) above by reason of his being a member of the Royal Observer Corps unless he is employed as such for the whole of his time.

3 Power to amend Schedule 1.

(1)

If at any time it is resolved by Northern Ireland Assembly that Schedule 1 to this Act be amended, whether by the addition or omission of any office or the removal of any office from one Part of the Schedule to another, or by altering the description of any office specified therein, Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend that Schedule accordingly.

(2)

A copy of this Act as from time to time amended by Order in Council under this section or by or under any other enactment shall be prepared and certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments and deposited with the rolls of Parliament; and all copies of this Act thereafter to be printed by Her Majesty’s printer shall be printed in accordance with the copy so certified.

4 Relaxation of obligation to accept office.

(1)

No person being a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or for the time being nominated as a candidate for election to the Assembly, shall be required to accept any office or place by virtue of which he would be disqualified by this Act for membership of the Assembly.

(2)

This section does not affect any obligation to serve in the armed forces of the Crown, whether imposed by an enactment or otherwise.

X25 Consequential amendments and repeals.

F7(1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)

The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act (which include enactments which were spent before the passing of this Act) are hereby repealed, so far as they apply in relation to disqualification for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(3)

Nothing in the definition of “regular armed forces of the Crown” in section 1(2) above shall be taken to alter the law in force immediately before the passing of this Act in relation to disqualification for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

F7S. 5(1) repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.

Editorial Information

X2The text of s. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 1, 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

6 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 OFFICES DISQUALIFYING FOR MEMBERSHIP

Sections 1 and 3.

X3Part I JUDICIAL OFFICES

Annotations:
Editorial Information

X3Sch. 1 Pt. I: due to the large number of entries contained in Sch. 1 Pt. I and the frequency with which it has been amended, new versions are created less frequently than is usual SLD practice. This version of this provision contains details of amendments coming into force on or after 1.7.1992 (repealed text is retained). For previous amendment history, please refer to earlier versions.

  • F8Judge of the Supreme Court.

  • Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal.

  • Judge of the Court of Session.

  • Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.

  • F9Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court.

  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.

  • Circuit Judge.

  • Sheriff Principal or Sheriff (other than Honorary Sheriff) appointed under the M3Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, or Temporary Sheriff Principal or Temporary Sheriff appointed under the M4Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971.

  • County Court Judge or deputy County Court Judge in Northern Ireland.

  • F10District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) (but not Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts))

  • Stipendiary Magistrate in Scotland.

  • Resident Magistrate appointed under F11the M5Summary Jurisdiction and Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1935 or the M6Magistrates’ Courts Acts (Northern Ireland) 1964.

  • F12Chief or other Social Security Commissioner (not including a deputy Commissioner)

  • F13Chief or other Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland (not including a deputy Commissioner)

  • F14Umpire or Deputy Umpire appointed under Schedule 2 to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 for the purposes of section 9 of that Act.

  • F15F16Chief or other Child Support Commissioner (excluding a person appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Child Support Act 1991).

  • F15Chief or other Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland (excluding a person appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Child Support Act 1991).

  • F17Member of the Immigration Services Tribunal.

  • F18Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry.

X4Part II BODIES OF WHICH ALL MEMBERS ARE DISQUALIFIED

Annotations:
Editorial Information

X4Sch. 1 Pt. II: due to the large number of entries contained in Sch. 1 Pt. II and the frequency with which it has been amended, new versions are created less frequently than is usual SLD practice. This version of this provision contains details of amendments coming into force on or after 1.4.1991 and before 1.4.2007 (repealed text is retained). For previous amendment history, please refer to earlier versions.

  • The Advisory Board for the Research Councils.

  • The Agrément Board.

  • F19The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute

  • The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal.

  • F20The Appointments Commission.

  • An Arbitration Tribunal established under Schedule 3 to the M7Industry Act 1975.

  • F21The Attendance Allowance Board for Northern Ireland.

  • F22The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board

  • F23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F25F26The British Coal Corporation

  • F27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • The British Railways Board.

  • British Shipbuilders.

  • F28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • The British Waterways Board.

  • F29The Broadcasting Complaints Commission.

  • F30F31 The Broadcasting Standards Commission

  • F32The Broadcasting Standards Council

  • F33The Building Societies Commission

  • F34The Cable Authority

  • F35The Care Council for Wales.

  • F36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F37F38The Central Police Training and Development Authority

  • F39The Channel Four Television Corporation

  • F40The Charity Commission.

  • The Civil Aviation Authority.

  • F41 The Coal Authority

  • F42The Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

  • F43Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection.

  • F44The 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 Racial Equality.

  • F45The Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland

  • F46Commission for Social Care Inspection.

  • F47The Commonwealth Development Corporation.

  • F48The Competition Appeal Tribunal.

  • F49The Competition Commission.

  • F50The Competition Service.

  • F51The Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991.

  • F52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F53The Copyright Tribunal

  • F54The Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals.

  • The Council on Tribunals.

  • F55 The Criminal Cases Review Commission

  • F56The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board

  • F57The Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations.

  • The Crown Estate Commissioners.

  • F58F59The Data Protection Tribunal

  • F60 A development agency established under section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.

  • F61A development corporation established under Part III of the Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

  • F62The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board

  • F63The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland.

  • F64The Disability Rights Commission

  • F65The Eggs Authority.

  • F66The Electoral Commission.

  • Enterprise Ulster.

  • The Equal Opportunities Commission.

  • F67The Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F68 The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland .

  • F69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F70The Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland

  • F71The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland

  • F72The Fire Authority for Northern Ireland.

  • F73Food from Britain

  • F74The Food Standards Agency

  • F75The Football Licensing Authority

  • The Foreign Compensation Commission.

  • F76The Friendly Societies Commission

  • F77Gangmasters Licensing Authority

  • F78The Gas Consumers’ Council

  • F79The General Social Care Council.

  • F80The Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland.

  • F81 The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland..

  • F82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • The Home-Grown Cereals Authority.

  • F83The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

  • F84The Human Tissue Authority.

  • F85The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

  • The Independent Broadcasting Authority.

  • F86The Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland

  • F87The Independent Police Complaints Commission.

  • F30F88The Independent Television Commission

  • An Industrial Court.

  • F89The Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland.

  • The Industrial Estates Corporations constituted in accordance with the M8Local Employment Act 1972.

  • The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

  • F90The Information Tribunal

  • F91The Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and every committee of the Board performing functions of the Board.

  • F92Invest Northern Ireland

  • F93The Juvenile Justice Board.

  • The Labour Relations Agency.

  • F94The Laganside Corporation

  • The Lands Tribunal.

  • The Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

  • The Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

  • The Law Commission.

  • F95The Legal Services Commission

  • F96The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F97F98The Local Government Commission for England

  • F99The Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct

  • F100 The Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.

  • F101A Medical Appeal Tribunal constituted for the purposes of F102Part II of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 including any panel constituted for the purposes of any such Tribunal.

  • F103A Medical Board constituted for the purposes of Part III of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 including any panel constituted for the purposes of any such Board.

  • F104The Medicines Commission and any committee established under section 4 of the M9Medicines Act 1968.

  • F105The Mental Health Commission for Northern Ireland

  • The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland constituted under the M10Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1961.

  • The Metrication Board.

  • The Ministry of Defence (Army Department) Teachers Selection Board.

  • F106The Monopolies and Mergers Commission.

  • A National Broadcasting Council.

  • F107F108The National Care Standards Commission.

  • F109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F110 The National Disability Council .

  • F111The National Enterprise Board.

  • F112The National Film Finance Corporation.

  • F113 The National Lottery Commission.

  • F114The National Policing Improvement Agency.

  • The National Research Development Corporation.

  • F115The National Rivers Authority

  • A New Town Commission established under the M11New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.

  • F116. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F117. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F118The Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation.

  • F119 The Northern Ireland Disability Council.

  • F120Northern Ireland Electricity

  • F121The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board

  • F122The Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services Regulation and Improvement Authority.

  • The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

  • F123The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.

  • F124The Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery.

  • F125The Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

  • F126The Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal

  • F127The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

  • F128The Occupational Pensions Board.

  • F129F130The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority.

  • F131The Office of Communications.

  • F132The Office of Fair Trading.

  • F133The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.

  • F134The Oil and Pipelines Agency

  • F135A 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 M12Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919.

  • F136The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • A Pensions Appeal Tribunal.

  • F137The Board of the Pension Protection Fund.

  • F138F139 The Pensions Compensation Board .

  • F140The Pensions Regulator.

  • F141. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F142. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • The Planning Appeals Commission in Northern Ireland.

  • F143The Police Authority for Northern Ireland.

  • F144The Police Complaints Authority.

  • F145. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F146. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F147The Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

  • F30F148The Radio Authority.

  • The Restrictive Practices Court.

  • The Review Board for Government Contracts.

  • A Rural Development Board in Northern Ireland.

  • The Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals.

  • The Scottish Land Court.

  • The Scottish Law Commission.

  • F149The Sea Fish Industry Authority.

  • F150The Sea Fish Licence Tribunal.

  • F151The Security Industry Authority

  • F152Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig

  • F153The Serious Organised Crime Agency.

  • F154F155The Service Authority for the National Crime Squad.

  • F154F156The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service.

  • The Social Security Advisory Committee.

  • F157The Staff Commission for Wales (Comisiwn Staff Cymru).

  • F158The Standards Board for England.

  • The Transport Tribunal.

  • F159A tribunal established under Article 3 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, including any panel constituted for the purposes of any such tribunal.

  • F30The Tribunal established under Part II of the M13Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949.

  • F160 The Tribunal established under section 9 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.

  • F161 The Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

  • F162The Tribunal established under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

  • F163The Tribunal established under the Interception of Communications Act 1985.

  • F164The Tribunal established under the Security Service Act 1989.

  • The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

  • The University Grants Committee.

  • F165The Urban Regeneration Agency.

  • A Value Added Tax Tribunal.

  • The Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F166The Water Services Regulation Authority.

  • F167. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

X5Part III OTHER DISQUALIFYING OFFICES

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3Sch. 1 Pt. 3 modified by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), Sch. 6 para. 3(1)(b)

Editorial Information

X5Sch. 1 Pt. III: due to the large number of entries contained in Sch. 1 Pt. III and the frequency with which it has been amended, new versions are created less frequently than is usual SLD practice. This version of this provision contains details of amendments coming into force on or after 1.4.2003 and before 1.10.2009 (repealed text is retained). For previous amendment history, please refer to earlier versions.

  • F168Additional Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F169...

  • F170 Additional Commissioner of the Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland.

  • F171Additional Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

  • F172Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

  • F169Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F173Adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner F174appointed under or by virtue of Part II of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992

  • F175Adjudicator appointed for the purposes of the M14Immigration Act 1971.

  • F176F177 Adjudicator appointed for the purposes of Part 5 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

  • Agent for Northern Ireland in Great Britain.

  • Ambassador representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

  • F178Appeal Officer for Community Interest Companies

  • Arbitrator or other person appointed to hear a dispute under F179any of the following enactments—

    • F180Article 43 of the M15Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1980

    • The M16Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973.

  • F181F182Asylum Support Adjudicator.

  • Auditor of the Civil List.

  • Boundary Commissioner or Assistant Boundary Commissioner appointed under F183Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

  • F184Certification Officer for Northern Ireland.

  • F185Chair 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.

  • F186Chair 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.

  • F187Chair 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.

  • F188Chair 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.

  • F189Chairman or vice-chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland..

  • F190. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F191Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Big Lottery Fund.

  • F192 Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland

  • Chairman or Director General of the British Council.

  • F193. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F194Chairman of a consumers’ committee appointed under section 2 of the Electricity Act 1989

  • F195F196Chairman of the Consumer Committee for Electricity appointed under Article 7 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

  • F197F198Chairman of a customer service committee F199maintained under section 28 of the Water Industry Act 1991

  • F200Chairman of a designated agency within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986 if he is in receipt of renumeration

  • F201. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F202Chairman of the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland.

  • F203Chairman and deputy chairman of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

  • F204Chairman F205or any member, not being also an employee,of a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the M17Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.

  • F206 Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

  • F207Chairman or non-executive member of the Health Protection Agency.

  • F208Chairman or other member of the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.

  • F209Chairman of the Legal Aid Board

  • Chairman of the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • Paid Chairman of an industrial training board constituted under the Industrial Training F210(Northern Ireland) Order 1984or of a committee appointed under F210that Order.

  • F211. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F212...

  • F213 Chairman of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (”NESTA”) and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of NESTA;

  • F214F215Chairman of the National Lottery Charities Board F216and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of that Board.

  • F214F217 Chairman of the New Opportunities Fund and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of that Fund;

  • F204Chairman of the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services.

  • F218. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F219Chairman of the Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Training Council

  • Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

  • F220Paid Chairman or other paid member of the Northern Ireland Training F221Authority.

  • Chairman or director of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, or of any company which is a subsidiary of that Company.

  • F222Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Delivery Authority.

  • F223Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Lottery Distributor.

  • Any Chairman of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.

  • F224Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board

  • Chairman of the Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards in Northern Ireland.

  • F225. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F226Chairman of a transferee body within the meaning of Schedule 11 to the Financial Services Act 1986 if he is in receipt of remuneration.

  • Chief Electoral Officer or Deputy Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.

  • F227Chief executive of the National Enterprise Board.

  • F228Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.

  • F229Chief Land Registrar.

  • F230The 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).

  • F231Children’s Commissioner

  • F232Children’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.

  • F233Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland

  • Commissioner of the City of London Police.

  • F234Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.

  • Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner appointed under section 50(1) F235or (4) of, or Schedule 4 to, the M18Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.

  • F236Commissioner appointed under section 67(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000

  • F237Commissioner for Older People in Wales

  • F238Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.

  • F239Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action.

  • F240Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members.

  • F241F242Commissioner 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.

  • F243The Data Protection Commissioner

  • Director of the British Sugar Corporation Limited appointed by the Ministers as defined by section 17 of the M19Sugar Act 1956.

  • Director of Cable and Wireless Limited F244nominated by a Minister of the Crown or Government department.

  • F245Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation nominated or appointed by the Secretary of State.

  • F246 Director of any of the following—

    1. (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);

    2. (b)

      a company of which a licence company is a subsidiary (within the meaning given by section 736(1) of the Companies Act 1985 or Article 4(1) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986);

    3. (c)

      a company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning so given) of a licence company.

  • F247Director of a company for the time being holding an appointment under Chapter I of Part II of the F248Water 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.

  • F249Director 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.

  • F250Director 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.

  • F251Director 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.

  • F252F253Director or receiver of any company in receipt of financial assistance under Part III of the Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982, being a director or receiver nominated or appointed by a head of a department or department of the Government of Northern Ireland.

  • Director of the Holding Company referred to in the M20Transport Act 1962.

  • F254F255Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Aiports Act 1986) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown

  • F256 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

  • F257F258Director 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

  • F259F260Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the British Steel Act 1988) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown

  • F261 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 .

  • F262Director 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

  • F263Director 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

  • F264Director 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

  • F265F266Director of the successor company (within the meaning of Part V of the Telecommunications Act 1984, being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown

  • F267Director General of Electricity Supply

  • F258Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland.

  • F268Director General of Fair Trading.

  • F269 Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland

  • F270Director General of Gas Supply

  • F271Director General of the National Lottery.

  • F265F272Director General of Telecommunications

  • F273F274Director General of Water Services

  • F275Deputy Electoral Commissioners.

  • F276Assistant Electoral Commissioners.

  • F277Member of the staff of the Electoral Commission.

  • 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.

  • F278Full-time chairman of a child support appeal tribunal established under Article 23 of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

  • 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 M21Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 applies.

  • Health Service Commissioner for England.

  • F234Health Service Commissioner for Scotland.

  • Health Service Commissioner for Wales.

  • High Commissioner representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

  • F279The Immigration Services Commissioner

  • F280The Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner

  • F281 Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland .

  • Independent person appointed under section 7(3) or section 8(4) of the M22Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963.

  • F282Industrial Assurance Commissioner or Deputy Industrial Assurance Commissioner appointed under the M23Industrial Assurance Act (Northern Ireland) 1924.

  • F283The Information Commissioner

  • F284F285The International Rail Regulator

  • F286Investigating Commissioner of, or member of a decision-making committee of, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

  • F287Judge Advocate of the Fleet.

  • Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General F288or Assistant Judge Advocate General.

  • Juries Officer.

  • Lay observer appointed under Article 42 of the M24Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

  • F289The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner.

  • F290The Legal Services Ombudsman

  • F291F292 Life Sentence Review Commissioner

  • Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister under Schedule 2 to the M25Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.

  • F293Member 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 M26Agricultural 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.

  • F294Member of staff of the Children’s Commissioner

  • F295Member of the staff of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales

  • F296Member of staff of the Commissioner for Older People in Wales

  • F297Member of the Determinations Panel established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004.

  • F298Member of the governing body of the Financial Services Authority

  • F299Any member of the Financial Services Tribunal in receipt of remuneration

  • F300Any 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

  • F301Any member of the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal in receipt of remuneration.

  • F302Member of the Legal Aid Board.

  • F303 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. .

  • F304Member of the staff of the National Audit Office

  • F305A 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).

  • F306Member of the Staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office

  • F307Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.

  • F308 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 M27Inland Revenue Regulation Act 1890.

  • F309F310 Any member of the Police Information Technology Organisation in receipt of remuneration

  • F311Any member of the Residuary Body for Wales (Corff Gweddilliol Cymru) in receipt of remuneration

  • F312Member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

  • F313F314Member of a Wages Council appointed under paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to the Wages Act 1986

  • F315Member of a Wages Council appointed under paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to the Wages (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

  • Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints.

  • F316 Northern Ireland Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action..

  • F317Northern Ireland Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members.

  • F318 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner .

  • F319Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

  • F320. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F321F322Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England.

  • F323Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru.

  • F324Officer or servant employed under the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.

  • Officer or other member of the County Court Service within the meaning of the M28County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959.

  • Officer or servant of the Crown Estate Commissioners.

  • Officer of the Supreme Court F325being the holder of any office listed in any Part of Schedule 2 to the Supreme Court Act 1981 or a district registrar, or assistant district registrar, of the High Court

  • F326Ombudsman 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.

  • F327Parole Commissioner for Northern Ireland

  • F328Pensions Ombudsman and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.

  • F329Person on the list of those eligible to sit as members of a Gender Recognition Panel.

  • F330 The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

  • F308 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..

  • F331President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals for Northern Ireland.

  • F332Full-time Chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals for Northern Ireland..

  • Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.

  • F333Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 6 or section 7 of the County Courts Act 1984

  • F334Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Friendly Societies.

  • Registrar of the Privy Council.

  • Registrar of Public Lending Right.

  • F335Regulator of Community Interest Companies

  • F336Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

  • F337 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 M29Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.

  • Substitution Officer of the Royal Air Force.

  • Technical Adviser to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

  • F338Traffic Director for London.

F339SCHEDULE 2

The Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973

X61

In section 3 (1) and (4)(b) of the M30Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973, as amended by section 30 (3) of the M31Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, for the words “1957” there shall be substituted “1975”.

Annotations:
Marginal Citations

M301973 c.17.

M311973 c. 36.

Editorial Information

X6The text of s. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 1, 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

X72

In section 3 (3) of the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 for the words “by this section”, in paragraphs (a) and (c), there shall be substituted —

(a)

in paragraph (a), the words “by this section, or by the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975” , and

(b)

in paragraph (c), the words “by this section, or by that Act”.

Annotations:
Editorial Information

X7The text of s. 5, Sch. 2 paras. 1, 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991

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F341SCHEDULE 3

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