The National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2015

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2015/1536

2015No. 1536

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

The National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2015

15thJuly2015

1stSeptember2015

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of July 2015

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with section 16(6) of the Government of Wales Act 2006( 1) a draft of this Order was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 16(1) and (5) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Title and commencement

1. The title of this Order is the National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2015 and it comes into force on 1st September 2015.

Designation of disqualifying offices

2. The offices described in the Schedule are designated as offices disqualifying the holders of such offices from being members of the National Assembly for Wales.

Revocation of National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2010

3. The National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2010( 2) is revoked.

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Offices disqualifying holders from membership of the National Assembly for Wales

A tribunal constituted under section 27 of, and Schedule 3 to the Education Act 2005( 3)

All members

A tribunal referred to in paragraph 10 of Schedule 26 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998( 4)

All members

Adjudication Panel for Wales

All members

Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens

All members

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

All members of the Council

Agricultural Land Tribunal Wales

All members

Arts Council of Wales

All members

Big Lottery Fund

All members appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4A to the National Lottery Etc. Act 1993( 5) or of a committee established under paragraph 7(1)(b) of that Schedule

Board of Medical Referees

All members appointed by the Welsh Ministers( 6)

Boundary Commission for Wales

Commissioners

British Broadcasting Corporation Trust

All members

British Council

Chair and Chief Executive

British Transport Police Authority

All members

Care Council for Wales

All members

Certification Officer and any Assistant Certification Officer having functions under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992( 7)

Certification Officer and any Assistant Certification Officer

Channel Four Television Corporation

All members

Children's Commissioner for Wales

Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner

Civil Service Commission

First Civil Service Commissioner and all Commissioners

Commissioner for Public Appointments

Competition and Markets Authority

All members

Comptroller and Auditor General

Education Workforce Council

All members

Electoral Commission

All members and staff

Emergency Ambulance Services Committee

Chair

Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal

All members

Finance Wales Public Limited Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of Finance Wales Public Limited Company

All Directors

Financial Conduct Authority

All members

Fire and Rescue Service

Inspector or Assistant Inspector appointed under section 28 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004

Firefighters' Pension Scheme Advisory Board for Wales

All members

First-tier tribunal

All members

Food Standards Agency

All members

Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

Gas and Electricity Markets Authority

All members

Health and Safety Executive

All members

Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales

Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

All members, other than a member who is also an employee of the Council

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

All members

Human Tissue Authority

All members

Independent Adjudicator to Local Authorities in Wales( 8)

Independent Case Examiner for the Department of Work and Pensions

The Independent Case Examiner

Independent Groundwater Complaints Administrator appointed under section 21 of and paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 to the Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993( 9)

Independent Police Complaints Commission

All members

Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales

All members

Independent Social Services Complaints Panel

All members

Joint Nature Conservation Committee

All members

Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales

Chief Executive and all members

Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board

Chair and Deputy Chair

Local Health Board for an area in Wales

All members, not being also an employee

Marine Management Organisation

All members

Meat Promotion Wales

All members

Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales

All members

National Employment Savings Trust Corporation

All Trustee Members

National Health Service Trust all or some of whose hospital establishments or other facilities are situated in Wales

Chair and Non-Executive Director

National Library of Wales

Board of Trustees appointed by the Welsh Ministers

National Museum Wales

Board of Trustees appointed by the Welsh Ministers

A National Park authority for a National Park in Wales

All members

Natural Resources Body for Wales

Chief Executive, Chair and members

Office of Communications

All members

Older People's Commissioner for Wales

Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner

Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

Pensions Advisory Service

Directors

Pensions Ombudsman appointed under section 145 of the Pensions Schemes Act 1993 and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of that Act

Pension Protection Fund

All members, and the Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund appointed under section 209 of the Pensions Act 2004( 10) and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 210 of that Act

Pensions Regulator

All members, and committee members established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004( 11)

Person holding a politically restricted post, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989( 12), in:

(a) a local authority in Wales, within the meaning of that Part,

(b) a National Park Authority for a National Park in Wales

Police and Crime Commissioner as established by section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, and any Deputy appointed by the Commissioner under section 18 of that Act

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

All members

Rent assessment committees for an area or...

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