F1F1Part 6AThe London Fire Commissioner
327BDisqualification for appointment as London Fire Commissioner
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.
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)