SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Office-holders: excluded offices
Work to which other provisions apply
1
1
An office or post is not a personal or public office in so far as one or more of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)—
a
applies in relation to the office or post, or
b
would apply in relation to the office or post but for the operation of some other provision of this Act.
2
Those provisions are—
a
section 39 (employment);
b
section 41 (contract work);
c
section 44 (partnerships).
d
section 45 (LLPs);
e
section 47 (barristers);
f
section 48 (advocates);
g
section 55 (employment services) so far as applying to the provision of work experience within section 56(2)(a) or arrangements within section 56(2)(c) for such provision.
Political offices
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1
An office or post is not a personal or public office if it is a political office.
2
A political office is an office or post set out in the second column of the following Table—
Political setting | Office or post |
|---|---|
Houses of Parliament | An office of the House of Commons held by a member of that House |
An office of the House of Lords held by a member of that House | |
A Ministerial office within the meaning of section 2 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 | |
The office of the Leader of the Opposition within the meaning of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 | |
The office of the Chief Opposition Whip, or of an Assistant Opposition Whip, within the meaning of that Act | |
Scottish Parliament | An office of the Scottish Parliament held by a member of the Parliament |
The office of a member of the Scottish Executive | |
The office of a junior Scottish Minister | |
National Assembly for Wales | An office of the National Assembly for Wales held by a member of the Assembly |
The office of a member of the Welsh Assembly Government | |
Local government in England (outside London) | An office of a county council, district council or parish council in England held by a member of the council |
An office of the Council of the Isles of Scilly held by a member of the Council | |
Local government in London | An office of the Greater London Authority held by the Mayor of London or a member of the London Assembly |
An office of a London borough council held by a member of the council | |
An office of the Common Council of the City of London held by a member of the Council | |
Local government in Wales | An office of a county council, county borough council or community council in Wales held by a member of the council |
Local government in Scotland | An office of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 held by a member of the council |
An office of a council established under section 51 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 held by a member of the council | |
Political parties | An office of a registered political party |
3
The reference to a registered political party is a reference to a party registered in the Great Britain register under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
Honours etc.
3
A life peerage (within the meaning of the Life Peerages Act 1958), or any other dignity or honour conferred by the Crown, is not a personal or public office.
F1Bishops
4
The office of diocesan or suffragan bishop is not a public office.
Sch. 6 para. 4 and cross-heading inserted (17.11.2014) by Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure 2014 (No. 2), ss. 2, 4(2); 2014 No. 5, art. 2