Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 25_cross-notes_I1

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to disqualification for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

[8th May 1975]

^X11 Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places. _cross-notes

(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person is disqualified for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly who for the time being—

[^F1 (za)is a member of the House of Commons;^F1]

(a)holds any of the judicial offices specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act;

(b)is employed in the civil service of the Crown, whether in an established capacity or not, and whether for the whole or part of his time;

(c)^F2is a member of any of the regular armed forces of the Crown ...;

(d)is a member of any police force maintained by [^F3a local policing body or^F3] a police authority;

^F4(da). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[^F5 (db)is a member of the Dàil Èireann (House of Representatives of Ireland);^F5]

(e)is a member of the legislature of any country or territory outside the Commonwealth [^F6(other than Ireland)^F6] ; or

(f)holds any office described in Part II or Part III of Schedule 1.

(2)In this section—

^F7 “ civil service of the Crown ” includes the civil service of Northern Ireland ..., Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service;
“ police authority ” means any police authority within the meaning of [^F8 the Police Act 1996 ^F8][^F9 , the Scottish Police Authority ^F9] , or the [^F10 Northern Ireland Policing Board ^F10] ; and “ member ” in relation to a police force means a person employed as a full-time constable;
“ regular armed forces of the Crown ” means the Royal Navy, [^F11 the Royal Marines, the regular army (as defined by section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 ) or the Royal Air Force. ^F11]

(3)Except as provided by this Act, a person shall not be disqualified for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly by reason of his holding an office or place of profit under the Crown or any other office or place; and a person shall not be disqualified for appointment to or for holding any office or place by reason of his being a member of the Assembly.

[^F121A Members of the House of Commons

(1)A person returned at an election as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly is not disqualified under section 1(1)(za) at any time in the period of 8 days beginning with the day the person is so returned.

(2)Subsection (3) applies where a person—

(a)is returned at an election as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly,

(b)on being so returned is a candidate for election to the House of Commons, and

(c)is subsequently returned at that election as a member of that House.

(3)The person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(za) at any time in the period of 8 days beginning with the day the person is returned as a member of the House of Commons.

(4) A person is a “candidate for election to the House of Commons” if the person's nomination paper for election as a member of the House of Commons has been delivered to the returning officer under rule 6 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 (parliamentary election rules) . ^F12]

[^F131B Members of the Dàil Èireann

A person returned at an election as a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly is not disqualified under section 1(1)(db) at any time in the period of 8 days beginning with the day the person is so returned.^F13]

2 Reserve and auxiliary forces, etc.

(1)Notwithstanding section 1(1)(c) above—

(a)a person who is an officer on the retired or emergency list of any of the regular armed forces of Crown, or who holds an emergency commission in any of those forces, or belongs to any reserve of officers of any of those forces, is not disqualified as a member of those forces; and

(b)a naval, army, marine or air force pensioner [^F14,or former soldier,^F14] who is recalled for service for which he is liable as such is not disqualified as a member of the regular armed forces of the Crown.

(2)A person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(c) above by reason of his being an Admiral of the Fleet, a Field Marshal or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force, if he does not for the time being hold an appointment in the naval, military or air force service of the Crown.

(3)A person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(b) above by reason of his being a member of the Royal Observer Corps unless he is employed as such for the whole of his time.

3 Power to amend Schedule 1.

(1)If at any time it is resolved by Northern Ireland Assembly that Schedule 1 to this Act be amended, whether by the addition or omission of any office or the removal of any office from one Part of the Schedule to another, or by altering the description of any office specified therein, Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend that Schedule accordingly.

(2)A copy of this Act as from time to time amended by Order in Council under this section or by or under any other enactment shall be prepared and certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments and deposited with the rolls of Parliament; and all copies of this Act thereafter to be printed by Her Majesty’s printer shall be printed in accordance with the copy so certified.

4 Relaxation of obligation to accept office.

(1)No person being a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, or for the time being nominated as a candidate for election to the Assembly, shall be required to accept any office or place by virtue of which he would be disqualified by this Act for membership of the Assembly.

(2)This section does not affect any obligation to serve in the armed forces of the Crown, whether imposed by an enactment or otherwise.

^X25 Consequential amendments and repeals.

^F15(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act (which include enactments which were spent before the passing of this Act) are hereby repealed, so far as they apply in relation to disqualification for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(3)Nothing in the definition of “regular armed forces of the Crown” in section 1(2) above shall be taken to alter the law in force immediately before the passing of this Act in relation to disqualification for membership of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

6 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975.

SCHEDULES

Sections 1 and 3.

SCHEDULE 1 OFFICES DISQUALIFYING FOR MEMBERSHIP

^X3Part I JUDICIAL OFFICES

[^F16 Judge of the Supreme Court.^F16]
Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal.
Judge of the Court of Session.
Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.
[^F17 Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court.^F17]
Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.
Circuit Judge.
[^F18 Sheriff principal, sheriff, summary sheriff, temporary sheriff principal, part-time sheriff or part-time summary sheriff in Scotland^F18] .
County Court Judge or deputy County Court Judge in Northern Ireland.
[^F19 District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) (but not Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts))^F19]
^F20 ...
^F21^,^M1 Resident Magistrate appointed under ... the Magistrates’ Courts Acts (Northern Ireland) 1964.
[^F22 Chief or other Social Security Commissioner (not including a deputy Commissioner)^F22]
[^F23 Chief or other Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland (not including a deputy Commissioner)^F23]
[^F24 Umpire or Deputy Umpire appointed under Schedule 2 to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 for the purposes of section 9 of that Act^F24] .
[^F25 Chief or other Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland (excluding a person appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Child Support Act 1991).^F25]
^F26 ...
^F27 ...

^X4Part II BODIES OF WHICH ALL MEMBERS ARE DISQUALIFIED _cross-notes

[^F28 The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.^F28]
[^F29 The Advanced Research and Invention Agency.^F29]
[^F30 The Advisory Board for the Research Councils.^F30]
The Agrément Board.
[^F31 The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.^F31]
[^F32 The Agri-food and Biosciences Institute^F32]
^F33 ...
^F34 ...
^M2 An Arbitration Tribunal established under Schedule 3 to the Industry Act 1975.
The British Railways Board.
^F35 ...
The British Waterways Board.
[[^F36^,^F37 The Cable Authority^F37^,^F36]]
[^F38 The Care Council for Wales.^F38]
[^F39 The Care Quality Commission [^F40 and the Healthwatch England committee^F40] .^F39]
[^F41 The Channel Four Television Corporation^F41]
[^F42 The Charity Commission.^F42]
[^F43 The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland^F43]
[^F44 The Charity Tribunal for Northern Ireland^F44]
^F45 ...
^F46 ...
The Civil Aviation Authority.
[^F47 The Civil Service Commission^F47]
[^F48 The Coal Authority^F48]
[^F49 The Commission for Equality and Human Rights.^F49]
[[^F50^,^F51 The Commission for Health Improvement^F51^,^F50]]
[^F52 The Commission on Human Medicines.^F52]
The Commission for Local Administration in England.
The Commission for Local Administration in Wales.
[^F53 The Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland^F53]
[^F54 The Committee on Climate Change.^F54]
[^F55 The Competition Appeal Tribunal.^F55]
^F56 ...
[^F57 The Competition and Markets Authority.^F57]
[^F58 The Competition Service.^F58]
[^F59 The Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991.^F59]
[^F60 The Copyright Tribunal^F60]
^F61 ...
[^F62 The Criminal Cases Review Commission^F62]
[^F63 The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board^F63]
The Crown Estate Commissioners.
^F64 ...
[^F65 A development corporation established under Part III of the Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003^F65]
^F66 ...
^F67 ...
[^F68 The Disclosure and Barring Service.^F68]
[^F69 The Electoral Commission.^F69]
^F70 ...
[^F71 The Environment Agency.^F71]
[^F72 The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.^F72]
[^F73 The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland^F73]
[^F74 The First-tier Tribunal.^F74]
^F75 ...
[^F76 The Food Standards Agency^F76]
^F77 ...
The Foreign Compensation Commission.
[^F78 The Gambling Commission.^F78]
^F79 ...
^F80 ...
[^F81 The Health and Care Professions Council^F81]
[^F82 The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland..^F82]
[^F83 The Health and Social Care Information Centre.^F83]
[^F84 The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board ^F84]
[^F85 The Homes and Communities Agency.^F85]
[^F86 The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority^F86]
[^F87 The Human Tissue Authority.^F87]
^F88 ...
[^F89 The Independent Broadcasting Authority.^F89]
[^F90 The Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland^F90]
[^F91 The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements.^F91]
[^F92 The Independent Office for Police Conduct.^F92]
[^F93 The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.^F93]
^F94 ....
An Industrial Court.
^M3 The Industrial Estates Corporations constituted in accordance with the Local Employment Act 1972.
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.
[^F95 The Infected Blood Compensation Authority.^F95]
^F96 ...
^F97 ...
[^F98 Invest Northern Ireland^F98]
[^F99 The Juvenile Justice Board.^F99]
The Labour Relations Agency.
The Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.
The Lands Tribunal for Scotland.
The Law Commission.
[^F100 The Legal Services Board.^F100]
^F101 ...
[^F102 The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland^F102] .
[^F103 The Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.^F103]
^M4 The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland constituted under the Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland) 1961.
The Metrication Board.
The Ministry of Defence (Army Department) Teachers Selection Board.
[^F104 The Money and Pensions Service.^F104]
[^F105 The National Audit Office.^F105]
A National Broadcasting Council.
[^F106 The National Consumer Council.^F106]
[^F107 The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.^F107]
^F108 ...
^F109 ...
The National Research Development Corporation.
^M5 A New Town Commission established under the New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965.
[^F110 The Northern Ireland Authority for [^F111 Utility^F111] Regulation.^F110]
[^F112 The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Board^F112]
[^F113 The Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services Regulation and Improvement Authority.^F113]
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
[^F114 The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.^F114]
[^F115 The Northern Ireland Law Commission.^F115]
[^F116 The Northern Ireland Library Authority^F116]
[^F117 The Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery.^F117]
[^F118 The Northern Ireland Social Care Council.^F118]
[^F119 The Northern Ireland Valuation Tribunal^F119]
[^F120 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.^F120]
[^F121 The Office for Budget Responsibility.^F121]
[^F122 The Office of Communications.^F122]
[^F123 The Office for Environmental Protection.^F123]
^F56 ...
^F124 ...
[^F125 The Office for Legal Complaints.^F125]
[^F126 The Office for Nuclear Regulation.^F126]
[^F127 The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.^F127]
[^F128 The Office for Students.^F128]
^F129 ...
[^F130 The Oil and Pipelines Agency^F130]
[^F131 A panel of Chairmen of Reinstatement Committees constituted under Schedule 2 to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 for the purposes of section 8 of that Act^F131]
^M6 The Panel of Official Arbitrators constituted for the purposes of the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919.
[^F132 The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.^F132]
[^F133 The Board of the Pension Protection Fund.^F133]
A Pensions Appeal Tribunal.
[^F134 The Pensions Regulator.^F134]
^F135 ...
The Planning Appeals Commission in Northern Ireland.
[^F136 The Probation Board for Northern Ireland.^F136]
[^F137 The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care^F137]
^F138 ...
^F139 ...
A Rural Development Board in Northern Ireland.
[^F140 The Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.^F140]
[^F71 The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.^F71]
The Scottish Land Court.
The Scottish Law Commission.
[^F141 The Sea Fish Industry Authority.^F141]
[^F142 The Sea Fish Licence Tribunal.^F142]
[^F143 The Security Industry Authority^F143]
[^F144 Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig^F144]
^F145 ...
^F146 ...
[^F147 The Single Source Regulations Office.^F147]
[^F148 The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission^F148]
The Social Security Advisory Committee.
[^F149 The Sports Grounds Safety Authority.^F149]
[^F150 The Staff Commission for Wales (Comisiwn Staff Cymru).^F150]
^F151 ...
[^F152 The Statistics Board^F152]
[[^F153^,^F154 The Strategic Rail Authority.^F154^,^F153]]
[^F155 The Trade Remedies Authority.^F155]
The Transport Tribunal.
[^F156 A tribunal established under Article 3 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996^F156] , including any panel constituted for the purposes of any such tribunal.
[^F157 The Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.^F157]
[^F158 The Tribunal established under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.^F158]
[^F159 The trustee corporation established by section 75 of the Pensions Act 2008.^F159]
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
[^F160 United Kingdom Research and Innovation (“UKRI”), any Council or other committee of UKRI and any sub-committee of such a Council or committee (see section 92 of, and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 9 to, the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 ). ^F160]
The University Grants Committee.
[^F161 The Upper Tribunal.^F161]
[^F162 The Victims' Payments Board.^F162]
The Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland.
[^F163 The Water Services Regulation Authority.^F163]
[^F164 The Welsh Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.^F164]

^X5Part III OTHER DISQUALIFYING OFFICES _cross-notes

[^F165 Additional Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.^F165]
^F166 ...
[^F167 Adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner ^F168...^F167]
Agent for Northern Ireland in Great Britain.
Ambassador representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.
[^F169 Appeal Officer for Community Interest Companies^F169]
^F170^,^M7 Arbitrator or other person appointed to hear a dispute under ... The Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973.
[^F171 Armed Forces Commissioner.^F171]
[^F172 Assistant Electoral Commissioners.^F172]
[^F173 Attorney General for Northern Ireland.^F173]
^F174 ...
Boundary Commissioner or Assistant Boundary Commissioner appointed under [^F175Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986^F175] .
[^F176 Certification Officer for Northern Ireland.^F176]
^F177 ...
[^F178 Chair or non-executive member of NHS England.^F178]
[^F179 Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Patient and Client Council established under section 16 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.^F179]
^F180 ...
[^F181 Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established under section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.^F181]
[^F182 Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Business Services Organisation established under section 14 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.^F182]
[^F183 Chair of the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland.^F183]
Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards in Northern Ireland.
[^F184 Chairman or vice-chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland..^F184]
[^F185 Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Big Lottery Fund.^F185]
[^F186 Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland^F186]
Chairman or Director General of the British Council.
[^F187 Chairman and deputy chairman of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland^F187]
[^F188 Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.^F188]
^F189 ...
^F190 ...
Chairman of the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland.
Paid Chairman of an industrial training board constituted under the Industrial Training [^F191(Northern Ireland) Order 1984^F191] or of a committee appointed under [^F191that Order^F191] .
^F192 ...
^F193 ...
Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.
Chairman or director of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company, or of any company which is a subsidiary of that Company.
^F194 ...
[^F195 Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Lottery Distributor.^F195]
Any Chairman of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.
[^F196 Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board^F196]
Chairman of the Staff Commission for Education and Library Boards in Northern Ireland.
Chief Electoral Officer or Deputy Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.
[^F197 Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.^F197]
[^F198 Chief Land Registrar.^F198]
[^F199 The Chief Ombudsman or an assistant ombudsman appointed under section 122 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen appointed for the purposes of the ombudsman scheme).^F199]
[^F200 The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations [^F201 , the chair of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation^F201] and any member of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation in receipt of remuneration.^F200]
[^F202 Children’s Commissioner^F202]
[^F203 Children’s Commissioner for Wales^F203]
[^F204 Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland.^F204]
Clerk of the Crown and Peace in Northern Ireland.
Clerk or deputy clerk of a district council in Northern Ireland.
Clerk or Assistant Clerk of Petty Sessions in Northern Ireland.
^M8 Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner appointed under section 50(1) [^F205or (4)^F205] of, or Schedule 4 to, the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.
[^F206 Commissioner appointed under section 67(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000^F206]
[^F207 Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland^F207]
Commissioner of the City of London Police.
[^F208 Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland^F208]
[^F209 Commissioner for Older People in Wales^F209]
[^F210 Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material^F210]
[^F211 Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse^F211]
[^F212 Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition.^F212]
[^F213 Commissioner for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland^F213]
[^F214 Compliance Officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.^F214]
^F215 ...
Comptroller and Auditor-General for Northern Ireland.
Coroner or deputy coroner appointed for any district in Northern Ireland.
Correspondent appointed by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.
[^F216 Deputy Electoral Commissioners.^F216]
^M9 Director of the British Sugar Corporation Limited appointed by the Ministers as defined by section 17 of the Sugar Act 1956.
Director of Cable and Wireless Limited [^F217nominated by a Minister of the Crown or Government department^F217] .
[^F218 Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation nominated or appointed by the Secretary of State.^F218]
[^F219 Director of a company which is designated as the Independent System Operator and Planner in accordance with section 162 of the Energy Act 2023.^F219]
[^F220 Director of a company for the time being holding an appointment under Chapter I of Part II of the [^F221 Water Industry Act 1991^F221] or of such a company’s holding company, being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown.^F220]
[^F222 Director of a company appointed as a water or sewerage undertaker under the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, being a director nominated or appointed by a Northern Ireland department or by a person acting on behalf of a Northern Ireland department^F222]
[^F223 Director of any of the following—
(a)
a company which for the time being holds a licence under Chapter I of Part I of the Transport Act 2000 (a licence company);

(b)
a company of which a licence company is a subsidiary (within the meaning given by [^F224 section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006^F224] ;

(c)
a company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning so given) of a licence company.^F223]
Director of Harland and Wolff Limited.
^F225 ...
[^F226 Director of a Local Healthwatch organisation.^F226]
Director of Short Brothers Limited.
Director appointed at a salary of the National Building Agency.
[^F227 Director of any of the following, being a director appointed or nominated by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown—
(a)
a Post Office company,

(b)
a Royal Mail company,

(c)
the original holding company, and

(d)
a parent company of a company within any of paragraphs (a) to (c).

Expressions used in paragraphs (a) to (d) have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011.^F227]
Director, or Deputy Director, of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
[^F228 Director of a publicly controlled company (within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2004) to which transfers have been made in accordance with provisions of nuclear transfer schemes authorised by that Chapter.^F228]
[^F229 Director of a publicly owned successor company (within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995) .^F229]
Director of S.B. (Realisations) Limited nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or government department.
Director or receiver appointed by the Department or Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland of any company.
^M10 Director of the Holding Company referred to in the Transport Act 1962.
[^F230 Director of the successor company (within the meaning of Part V of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994), being a director nominated or appointed by a Northern Ireland department or by a person acting on behalf of a Northern Ireland department^F230]
[^F231 Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the British Technology Group Act 1991) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown^F231]
[^F232 Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Crown Agents Act 1995) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown .^F232]
[^F233 Director of a successor company (within the meaning of Part II of the Electricity Act 1989), being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown^F233]
[^F234 Director of a successor company (within the meaning of Part III of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992), being a director nominated or appointed by a Northern Ireland department or by a person acting on behalf of a Northern Ireland department^F234]
[^F235 Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Gas Act 1986), being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown^F235]
[^F236 Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland.^F236]
[^F237 Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland^F237]
[^F238 Employee of the National Audit Office.^F238]
Examiner or member of a board of interviewers appointed by the Civil Service Commissioners.
Examiner for entrance examination to, or member of a board of interviewers for entrance to, the civil service of Northern Ireland.
Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Governor, Deputy Governor or [^F239non-executive director^F239] of the Bank of England.
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary, or Captain of Invalids of Chelsea Hospital.
^M11 Governor, Medical Officer or other officer or member of the staff of a prison to which the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 applies.
Health Service Commissioner for England.
^F240 ...
Health Service Commissioner for Wales.
[^F241 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru.^F241]
High Commissioner representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.
[^F242 The Immigration Services Commissioner^F242]
[^F243 The Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner^F243]
[^F244 Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner^F244]
[^F245 Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland .^F245]
^M12 Independent person appointed under section 7(3) or section 8(4) of the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 1963.
[^F246 The Information Commissioner^F246]
[^F247 Investigating Commissioner of, or member of a decision-making committee of, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.^F247]
[^F212 Irish Language Commissioner.^F212]
Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General [^F248or Assistant Judge Advocate General.^F248]
Juries Officer.
^F249 ...
^F250 ...
^F250 ...
[^F251 Legal Services Oversight Commissioner for Northern Ireland.^F251]
^M13 Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister under Schedule 2 to the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.
[^F252 Member appointed by the Head of the Department of Agriculture of an Agricultural Marketing Board constituted under Part II of the Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.^F252]
^F253^,^M14 Member appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ... of an agricultural wages committee established under the Agricultural Wages Act 1948 or chairman of such a committee.
Member appointed by the Secretary of State of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.
Member appointed by the Head of the Department or Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland of the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland.
[^F254 Member of staff of the Children’s Commissioner^F254]
[^F255 Member of the staff of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales^F255]
[^F256 Member of staff of the Commissioner for Older People in Wales^F256]
[^F257 Member of the Determinations Panel established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004.^F257]
[^F258 Member of the staff of the Disclosure and Barring Service.^F258]
[^F259 Member of the staff of the Electoral Commission.^F259]
[^F260 Member of the governing body of the Financial Conduct Authority;^F260]
[^F261 Member of the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England appointed under section 9B(1)(d) or (e) of the Bank of England Act 1998.^F261]
^F262 ...
^F263 ...
^F264 ...
[^F265 Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England appointed under section 13(2)(b) or (c) of the Bank of England Act 1998. .^F265]
^F215 ...
^F266 ...
[^F267 Member of the Staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office^F267]
[^F212 A member of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression.^F212]
[^F268 Member of staff of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Energy Act 2013).^F268]
[^F269 Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.^F269]
[^F270 Member of a panel of persons appointed under Article 7 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.^F270]
^M15 Member of a panel of valuers appointed at an annual salary under section 4 of the Inland Revenue Regulation Act 1890.
^F271 ...
[^F272 Member of the Prudential Regulation Committee of the Bank of England appointed under section 30A(2)(f) or (g) of the Bank of England Act 1998^F272]
[^F273 Any member of the Residuary Body for Wales (Corff Gweddilliol Cymru) in receipt of remuneration^F273]
^F274 ...
[^F275 Any member of the staff of the State Pathologist’s Department.^F275]
^F276 ...
[^F277 Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner.^F277]
[^F275 Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman.^F275]
^F276 ...
[^F278 The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman^F278]
^M16 Officer or other member of the County Court Service within the meaning of the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959.
Officer or servant of the Crown Estate Commissioners.
Officer of the [^F279Senior Courts^F279][^F280 being the holder of any office listed in any Part of Schedule 2 to the [^F281 Senior Courts Act 1981^F281] or a district registrar, or assistant district registrar, of the High Court^F280]
[^F282 Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 210 of the Pensions Act 2004.^F282]
Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
[^F283 Parole Commissioner for Northern Ireland^F283]
[^F284 Pensions Ombudsman and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.^F284]
[^F285 Person on the list of those eligible to sit as members of a Gender Recognition Panel.^F285]
[^F286 The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.^F286]
[^F270 President of appeal tribunals (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part II of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998) appointed under Article 6 of that Order.^F270]
Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.
[^F287 Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 6 or section 7 of the County Courts Act 1984^F287]
Registrar of the Privy Council.
^F288 ...
[^F289 Regulator of Community Interest Companies^F289]
[^F290 Scottish Public Services Ombudsman^F290]
[^F291 Sentence Review Commissioner.^F291]
[^F292 Service Police Complaints Commissioner.^F292]
[^F293 Small Business Commissioner or Deputy Small Business Commissioner.^F293]
Standing Counsel to any department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.
^M17 Statutory officer appointed under section 70 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.
Substitution Officer of the Royal Air Force.
Technical Adviser to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.
[^F294 Traffic Director for London.^F294]

^F295 SCHEDULE 2

The Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973

^X6 1 ^M18^,^M19 In section 3 (1) and (4)(b) of the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 , as amended by section 30 (3) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 , for the words “1957” there shall be substituted “1975”.

^X7 2 In section 3 (3) of the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 for the words “by this section”, in paragraphs (a) and (c), there shall be substituted —

(a) in paragraph (a), the words “by this section, or by the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 ” , and

(b) in paragraph (c), the words “by this section, or by that Act”.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

^F296 3

^F297 SCHEDULE 3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

in force	Provision is in force
in force*	In force only for specified purposes (for detail about the purposes see/hover footnote)
not in force	Not in force in England (may be in force in other geographies, see footnotes)
italics	Defined term
_dfn	Defined term (alternative style)
gry bckgrd	the in-force status of the provision is complex, check the footnotes

Defined Term	Section/Article	ID
by this section, or by that Act	para 2 of SCHEDULE 2	def_8480b1faa6
candidate for election to the House of Commons	s. 1A	def_fc58a25a62
civil service of the Crown	s. 1	def_fef11b8e63
member	s. 1	def_acfc6aeb58
police authority	s. 1	def_533e376417
regular armed forces of the Crown	s. 1	def_2416101f7b
UKRI	para Part II of SCHEDULE 1	def_4314cebaf6

footnote	commentary	transitional and savings	in force status	related provisions	geo extent	insert/omit	source count	in force adj
C1	Act amended (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 36(1) (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.
C2	S. 1(1)(c) amended (1.7.1992) by 1992 c. 39, ss. 3(4), 5
C3	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry relating to The Charity Commission continued (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 32 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)
C4	Sch. 1 Pt. 3 modified by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), Sch. 6 para. 3(1)(b)
F1	S. 1(1)(za) inserted (29.3.2016) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 3(1), 28(6)					inserted
F2	Words in s. 1(1)(c) repealed (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 69(a), Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)	this amendment is subject to savings and/or transitional provisions, see the commentary.	text repealed prospectively or the amendment may be in effect for limited purposes, see the commentary.			repealed
F3	Words in s. 1(1)(d) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 124; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1					inserted
F4	S. 1(1)(da) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174(2), 178(8), Sch. 4 para. 26, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(k) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))					repealed
F5	S. 1(1)(db) inserted (29.3.2016) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 4(1), 28(6)					inserted
F6	Words in s. 1(1)(e) inserted (30.11.2000) by 2000 c. 42, s. 1					inserted
F7	Words in s. 1(2) omitted (N.I.) (12.4.2010) by virtue of The Northern Ireland Court Service (Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/133), art. 1, Sch. para. 4 (with arts. 5-7)			this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.	omitted: Northern Ireland	omitted
F8	Words in s. 1(2) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103, 104(1), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 25					substituted
F9	Words in s. 1(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/602), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 11					substituted
F10	Words in s. 1(2) substituted (4.11.2001) by 2000 c. 32, s. 79(1), Sch. 6 para. 4(2); S.I. 2001/396, art. 2, Sch.					substituted
F11	S. 1(2): words in definition of "regular armed forces of the Crown" substituted (28.3.2009 for certain purposes and 31.10.2009 otherwise) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378(1), 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 69(b); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4	this amendment is subject to savings and/or transitional provisions, see the commentary.				substituted
F12	S. 1A inserted (29.3.2016) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 3(2), 28(6)					inserted
F13	S. 1B inserted (29.3.2016) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 4(2), 28(6)					inserted
F14	Words in s. 2(1)(b) inserted (1.4.1997) by 1996 c. 14, s. 131(1), Sch. 10 para. 16 (with s. 72(5)); 1997/305, art. 2(1)			this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.		inserted
F15	S. 5(1) repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.			this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.		repealed
F16	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry inserted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 137(2), 148(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2					inserted
F17	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry substituted (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378(1), 383(2), Sch. 16 para. 70; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4	this amendment is subject to savings and/or transitional provisions, see the commentary.				substituted
F18	Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 substituted (1.4.2015 for specified purposes, 22.9.2015 in so far as not already in force) by The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/700), art. 1(11)(g), Sch. para. 9(2)					substituted
F19	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry substituted (31.8.2000) by 1999 c. 22, s. 78, Sch. 11 para. 25 (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2000/1920, art. 3(a)			this amendment (text substituted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.		substituted
F20	Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 1 repealed (1.4.2015 for specified purposes, 22.9.2015 in so far as not already in force) by The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/700), art. 1(11)(g), Sch. para. 9(3)		commentary suggests repealed			repealed
F21	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: words in entry repealed (16.4.2007) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26), ss. 86, 87, Sch. 13; S.R. 2007/237, art. 2, Sch. para. 7(b)					repealed
F22	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry substituted (1.7.1992) by virtue of 1992 c. 6, ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 2 para. 18					substituted
F23	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry substituted (1.7.1992) by virtue of 1992 c. 9, ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 2 para. 18					substituted
F24	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry substituted by Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 (c. 17, SIF 7:2), s. 21(2)(a), Sch. 4 para. 5(a)					substituted
F25	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry inserted (1.9.1992) by Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48, SIF 20), s. 58(2), Sch. 5 para. 4(1)(with s. 9(2)); S.I. 1992/1938, art. 2.			this amendment (text inserted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.		inserted
F26	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry omitted (18.1.2010) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/22), art. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(a) (with Sch. 5)			this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.		omitted
F27	Sch. 1 Pt. 1: entry relating to Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), art. 1, Sch. 1 para. 219 (with Sch. 3)			this amendment (text omitted) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.		omitted
F28	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry inserted (1.11.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 48(1), 148(5), Sch. 8 para. 5; S.I. 2007/2709, art. 3(b)(ii)					inserted
F29	Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 inserted (25.1.2023) by Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022 (c. 4), s. 13(1), Sch. 3 para. 4; S.I. 2023/58, reg. 2					inserted
F30	Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 omitted (31.10.2018 for specified purposes, 30.3.2020 for specified purposes) by virtue of Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), s. 124(5), Sch. 12 para. 12; S.I. 2018/1054, reg. 2(d)(v); S.I. 2020/321, reg. 2(d)(v)		text omitted for certain specified purposes only, see the commentary.			omitted	“S.I. 2018/1054, reg. 2(d)(v)” “S.I. 2020/321, reg. 2(d)(v)”	Complex in force status. Note, the provision (or each sub-provision) may be have been brought into force only for certain purposes and/or only for certain geographies), some sub-provisions may be in force while others are not.
F31	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry inserted (29.2.2008) by The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/576), arts. 1(2), 2, 18, Sch. 5 para. 3					inserted
F32	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry inserted (1.4.2006) by The Agriculture (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3327 (N.I. 23), arts. 1(3), 3(5), Sch. 1 para. 19; S.R. 2006/172, art. 2					inserted
F33	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry omitted (22.3.2013) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Abolition of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/686), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 2					omitted
F34	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry omitted (31.10.2012) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 20 para. 5(1)(b); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(3)					omitted
F35	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry omitted (22.3.2013) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Abolition of British Shipbuilders) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/687), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 2					omitted
F36	Sch. 1 Pt. 2: entry repealed (prosp.) by 1990 c. 42, ss. 203(3), 204(2), Sch. 21 [Editorial Note: the Cable Authority was dissolved on 10.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2237, art. 2]		text repealed prospectively or the amendment may be in effect for limited purposes, see the commentary.			repealed

Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 25cross-notesI1

X11 Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places. cross-notes

[F121A Members of the House of Commons

[F131B Members of the Dàil Èireann

2 Reserve and auxiliary forces, etc.

3 Power to amend Schedule 1.

4 Relaxation of obligation to accept office.

X25 Consequential amendments and repeals.

6 Short title.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 OFFICES DISQUALIFYING FOR MEMBERSHIP

X3Part I JUDICIAL OFFICES

X4Part II BODIES OF WHICH ALL MEMBERS ARE DISQUALIFIED cross-notes

X5Part III OTHER DISQUALIFYING OFFICES cross-notes

F295 SCHEDULE 2

The Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973

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F297 SCHEDULE 3

Status of changes to instrument text

1975 CHAPTER 25_cross-notes_I1

^X11 Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places. _cross-notes

[^F121A Members of the House of Commons

[^F131B Members of the Dàil Èireann

^X25 Consequential amendments and repeals.

^X3Part I JUDICIAL OFFICES

^X4Part II BODIES OF WHICH ALL MEMBERS ARE DISQUALIFIED _cross-notes

^X5Part III OTHER DISQUALIFYING OFFICES _cross-notes

^F295 SCHEDULE 2

^F297 SCHEDULE 3