3(1)A person is to be disqualified for being appointed as, or for being, a member of the Standards Board if he is disqualified for being, or becoming (whether by election or otherwise), a member of a local authority or a member of a relevant authority.E+W
(2)A person may not be employed as an ethical standards officer if—
(a)he is disqualified for being, or becoming (whether by election or otherwise), a member of a local authority or a member of a relevant authority,
(b)he is a member or an officer of a relevant authority, or
(c)he is a member of a committee, sub-committee, joint committee or joint sub-committee of a relevant authority.
(3)An ethical standards officer is to be treated as being in breach of the terms of his employment if—
(a)he becomes disqualified for being, or becoming (whether by election or otherwise), a member of a local authority or a member of a relevant authority,
(b)he becomes a member or an officer of a relevant authority, or
(c)he becomes a member of a committee, sub-committee, joint committee or joint sub-committee of a relevant authority.
(4)In this paragraph “local authority” has the meaning given by section 270(1) of the M1Local Government Act 1972.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 3 wholly in force at 28.7.2001; Sch. 4 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 108; Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 19.12.2000 in relation to England and to police authorities in Wales by S.I. 2000/3335, arts. 1(2), 2; Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 28.7.2001 in so far as not already in force see s. 108(4)-(6)
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