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Part IVE+W Police, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Transport

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. IV (ss. 23–42) extended by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 8

Members of joint authoritiesE+W

35 Disqualification.E+W

(1)A person shall be disqualified for being appointed or being a member of a joint authority if he holds any paid office or employment (other than the office of chairman or vice-chairman [F1or, in the case of a local authority which are operating executive arrangements which involve a leader and cabinet executive, the office of executive leader or member of the executive]) appointments [F2or elections] to which are or may be made or confirmed by the authority or any committee or sub-committee of the authority or by a joint committee on which the authority is represented or by any person holding any such office or employment [F3or by an elected mayor] .

(2)A paid officer of a joint authority who is employed under the direction of—

(a)a committee or sub-committee of the joint authority any member of which is appointed on the nomination of another joint authority or of a local authority; or

(b)a joint committee on which the joint authority is represented and any member of which is so appointed,

shall be disqualified for being appointed or being a member of that other joint authority or for being elected or being a member of the local authority, as the case may be.

(3)A person who is for the time being a member, officer or servant of, or an officer or servant of a subsidiary (within the meaning of the M1Transport Act 1962) of, the Passenger Transport Executive for an area which is or was coterminous with the area of a metropolitan county shall be disqualified for being appointed or being a member of the metropolitan county passenger transport authority for that county.

[F4(4)In this section, “elected mayor”, “executive”, “executive arrangements”, [F5and executive leader] have the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 2000.]

[F6(5)In this section “leader and cabinet executive” means—

(a)in relation to England: a leader and cabinet executive (England);

(b)in relation to Wales: a leader and cabinet executive (Wales);

and for this purpose “leader and cabinet executive (England)” and “leader and cabinet executive (Wales)” have the same meanings as in Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000.]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 35(1) inserted (E.) (11.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2237, arts. 2, 12(a)

F2Words in s. 35(1) inserted (E.) (11.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2237, arts. 2, 12(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2S. 35 excluded (E.) (11.7.2001) by S.I. 2001/2237, arts. 2, 47(7)

C3S. 35 applied (with modifications) (8.1.1996) by 1995 c. x, s. 44, Sch.

C5S. 35(1)(2) amended by S.I. 1985/1884, art. 4(1)(d)

C6S. 35(1)(2) modified by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 7(e)

Marginal Citations