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House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 24

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to disqualification for membership of the House of Commons.

[8th May 1975]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places

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

[F1(za) is a Lord Spiritual;]

(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) is a member of any of the regular armed forces of the Crown or the Ulster Defence Regiment;

(d) is a member of any police force maintained by a police authority;

[F2(da) is a member of the National Criminal Intelligence Service or the National Crime Squad;]

(e) is a member of the legislature of any country or territory outside the Commonwealth [F3(other than Ireland)]; or

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

(2) A person who for the time being holds any office described in Part IV of Schedule 1 is disqualified for membership of the House of Commons for any constituency specified in relation to that office in the second column of Part IV.

(3) In this section—

• “civil service of the Crown” includes the civil service of Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Court Service, Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service;

• “police authority” means any police authority within the meaning of [F4the Police Act 1996] or the M1Police (Scotland) Act 1967, or the [F5Northern Ireland Policing Board]; 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, the regular forces as defined by section 225 of the M2Army Act 1955 [F6or the regular air force as defined by section 223 of the Air Force Act 1955].

(4) Except as provided by this Act, a person shall not be disqualified for membership of the House of Commons 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 that House.

2 Ministerial offices

(1) Not more than ninety-five persons being the holders of offices specified in Schedule 2 to this Act (in this section referred to as Ministerial offices) shall be entitled to sit and vote in the House of Commons at any one time.

(2) If at any time the number of members of the House of Commons who are holders of Ministerial offices exceeds the number entitled to sit and vote in that House under subsection (1) above, none except any who were both members of that House and holders of Ministerial offices before the excess occurred shall sit or vote therein until the number has been reduced, by death, resignation or otherwise, to the number entitled to sit and vote as aforesaid.

(3) A person holding a Ministerial office is not disqualified by this Act by reason of any office held by him ex officio as the holder of that Ministerial office.

3 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 the 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 [F1, or former soldier,]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.

4 Stewardship of Chiltern Hundreds, etc

For the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to the vacation of the seat of a member of the House of Commons who becomes disqualified by this Act for membership of that House, the office of steward or bailiff of Her Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham, or of the Manor of Northstead, shall be treated as included among the offices described in Part III of Schedule 1 to this Act.

5 Power to amend Schedule 1

(1) If at any time it is resolved by the House of Commons 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.

6 Effects of disqualification and provision for relief

(1) Subject to any order made by the House of Commons under this section—

(a) if any person disqualified by this Act for membership of that House, or for membership for a particular constituency, is elected as a member of that House, or as a member for that constituency, as the case may be, his election shall be void; and

(b) if any person being a member of that House becomes disqualified by this Act for membership, or for membership for the constituency for which he is sitting, his seat shall be vacated.

(2) If, in a case falling or alleged to fall within subsection (1) above, it appears to the House of Commons that the grounds of disqualification or alleged disqualification under this Act which subsisted or arose at the material time have been removed, and that it is otherwise proper so to do, that House may by order direct that any such disqualification incurred on those grounds at that time shall be disregarded for the purposes of this section.

(3) No order under subsection (2) above shall affect the proceedings on any election petition or any determination of an election court, and this subsection shall have effect subject to the provisions of section 144(7) of the M1Representation of the People Act 1983 (making of an order by the House of Commons when informed of a certificate and any report of an election court).

(4) In any case where, by virtue of the M2Recess Elections Act 1975, the Speaker of the House of Commons would be required to issue during a recess of that House a warrant for a new writ for election of a member, in the room of a member becoming disqualified by this Act, he may, if it appears to him that an opportunity should be given to that House to consider the making of an order under subsection (2) above, defer the issue of his warrant pending the determination of that House.

7 Jurisdiction of Privy Council as to disqualification

(1) Any person who claims that a person purporting to be a member of the House of Commons is disqualified by this Act, or has been so disqualified at any time since his election, may apply to Her Majesty in Council, in accordance with such rules as Her Majesty in Council may prescribe, for a declaration to that effect.

(2) Section 3 of the M1Judicial Committee Act 1833 (reference to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of appeals to Her Majesty in Council) shall apply to any application under this section as it applies to an appeal to Her Majesty in Council from a court.

(3) Upon any such application the person in respect of whom the application is made shall be the respondent; and the applicant shall give such security for the costs of the proceedings, not exceeding £200, as the Judicial Committee may direct.

(4) For the purpose of determining any issue of fact arising on an application under this section the Judicial Committee may direct the issue to be tried—

(a) if the constituency for which the respondent purports to be a member is in England or Wales, in the High Court;

(b) if that constituency is in Scotland, in the Court of Session;

(c) if that constituency is in Northern Ireland, in the High Court in Northern Ireland;

and the decision of that Court shall be final.

(5) A declaration under this section may be made in respect of any person whether the grounds of the alleged disqualification subsisted at the time of his election or arose subsequently; but no such declaration shall be made—

(a) in the case of disqualification incurred by any person on grounds which subsisted at the time of his election, if an election petition is pending or has been tried in which his disqualification on those grounds is or was in issue;

(b) in the case of disqualification incurred by any person on any grounds, if an order has been made by the House of Commons under section 6(2) above directing that any disqualification incurred by him on those grounds shall be disregarded for the purposes of that section.

8 Relaxation of obligation to accept office

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

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

9 Interpretation

In this Act—

• “Minister of State” means a member of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom who neither has charge of any public department nor holds any other of the offices specified in Schedule 2 to this Act or any office in respect of which a salary is payable out of money provided by Parliament under section 3(1)(b) of the M1Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975;

• “Parliamentary Secretary” includes a person holding Ministerial office (however called) as assistant to a Member of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, but not having departmental responsibilities.

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11 Short title and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.

(2) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

SCHEDULES

Sections 1, 4, 5.

SCHEDULE 1 Offices disqualifying for membership

Part I Judicial offices

• Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal.

• [F1Judge of the Court of Session, or Temporary Judge appointed under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990.]

• Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.

• Judge of the Courts-Martial Appeal Court.

• Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.

• Circuit Judge.

• Sheriff Principal or Sheriff (other than Honorary Sheriff) appointed under the M1Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, or Temporary Sheriff Principal or Temporary Sheriff appointed under the M2Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971.

• County Court Judge or deputy County Court Judge in Northern Ireland.

• [F2District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) (but not Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)).]

• Stipendiary Magistrate in Scotland.

• Resident Magistrate or Deputy Resident Magistrate appointed under the M3Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964.[ F3 Chief or other Child Support Commissioner (excluding a person appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Child Support Act 1991).][ F3 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).]

• Chief or other Social Security Commissioner [F4(not including a deputy Commissioner)].

• [F5Chief or other Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland (not including a deputy Commissioner).]

• Commissioner for the special purposes of the Income Tax Acts appointed under section 4 of the M4Taxes Management Act 1970.

• [F6Member of the Immigration Services Tribunal.]

X1Part II Bodies of which all members are disqualified

• [ X1 F1The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances established under section 140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.]

• The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal.

• [ F2The Antarctic Act Tribunal established under regulations made under the Antarctic Act 1994.]

• An Arbitration Tribunal established under Schedule 3 to the M1Industry Act 1975.

• [F3An Area Electricity Board in England and Wales.]

• [F4Attendance Allowance Board.]

• [F5Attendance Allowance Board for Northern Ireland.]

• [F6The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board]

• The British Board of Agrément.

• [ F7The British Coal Corporation.]

• [F8The British Railways Board.]

• British Shipbuilders.

• [F9The British Steel Corporation.]

• [F10British Telecommunications.]

• The British Waterways Board.

• [ F11The Broadcasting Complaints Commission.]

• [ F12The Broadcasting Standards Commission]

• [ F13The Broadcasting Standards Council.]

• [F14The Building Societies Commission.]

• [ F15Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Board).]

• [F16The Cable Authority.]

• [F17 The Care Council for Wales.]

• [F18The Central Arbitration Committee.]

• [F19The Central Electricity Generating Board.]

• [F20 The Central Police Training and Development Authority].

• • [F21The Channel Four Television Corporation]

  • [F22 The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.]

  • [ F1The Citizen’s Charter Advisory Panel.]

  • The Civil Aviation Authority.

  • The Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal.

  • [ F23The Coal Authority.]

• [ F24Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig]

  • [ F11Comataidh Telebhisein Gaidhlig.]

  • [F25The Commission for Health Improvement]

  • The Commission for Local Administration in England.

  • The Commission for Local Administration in Wales.

  • The Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland.

  • The Commission for the New Towns.

    [F26The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.]

  • The Commission for Racial Equality.

  • F27. . ..

    [F28The Competition Appeal Tribunal.

    ;]

  • [ F29The Competition Commission]

    [F30The Competition Service.

    ;]

  • [F31 The Consumer Council for Postal Services.]

  • The Copyright Tribunal.

  • [F32The Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.]

    [F33The Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals.]

  • The Council on Tribunals.

  • The Covent Garden Market Authority.

  • [ F34The Criminal Cases Review Commission]

  • The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.

  • The Crofters Commission.

  • [ F35The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board]

  • The Crown Estate Commissioners.

  • A Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal constituted under the M2Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984.

  • [ F36The Data Protection Tribunal.]

  • [ F37A development agency established under section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998]

  • [ F38The Development Board for Rural Wales.]

  • The Development Commission.

  • A Development Corporation within the meaning of the M3New Towns Act 1981 or the M4New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968.

  • A Development Council established under the M5Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947.[F39The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board]

• [ F1The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland.]

  [F40The Disability Rights Commission.]

• [ F41 F42The East of Scotland Water Authority.;]

  [ F43The Eggs Authority.]

• [F44 The Electoral Commission.]

• [F45The Electricity Council.]

• [F46The Employment Appeal Tribunal.]

• [F47The English Industrial Estates Corporation.]

• [ F48The Environment Agency.]

• The Equal Opportunities Commission.

• [ F49The Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• [ F50The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland]

• [ F49The Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

• [F5Food from Britain.]

• [F51The Food Standards Agency]

• The Football Licensing Authority.

• The Foreign Compensation Commission.

• [F54 The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council. ;]

• [F55The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.;]

• [F56The General Social Care Council.]

• The Health and Safety Executive.

• [ F57The Highlands and Islands Development Board.]

• Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

• The Housing Corporation.

• [ F58Housing for Wales.]

• The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

• The Immigration Appeal Tribunal.

• [F59The Independent Broadcasting Authority.]

• [ F60The Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland.]

  [F61The Independent Police Complaints Commission.

  ;]

• The Independent Television Commission.

• An Industrial Court established in Northern Ireland.

• The Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland.

• The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

• [F62The Information Tribunal.]

• The Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and every committee of the Board performing functions of the Board.

• A Joint Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972.

• The Labour Relations Agency.

• [ F63The Land Authority for Wales.]

  • The Lands Tribunal.

  • The Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

  • The Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

  • The Law Commission.

  • [F64The Legal Services Commission]

  • [F65The Legal Services Ombudsman.]

  • [ F66The Local Government Boundary Commission for England.]

  • The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.

  • The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.[F67 F68The Local Government Commission for England.]

• [ F2The Local Government Staff Commission (England).]

  • London Regional Transport.

  • [ F69The Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct]

  • [ F70The Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.]

• [F1A Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal constituted under regulation 15 of the Poultry Meat (Hygiene) Regulations 1976, regulation 15 of the Poultry Meat (Hygiene) (Scotland) Regulations 1976, or regulation 6 of the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1992.]

  • The Meat and Livestock Commission.

  • The Medicines Commission and any committee established under section 4 of the M6Medicines Act 1968.

  • [F71 The Medical Practices Committee constituted under section 3 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.]

• A Mental Health Review Tribunal constituted or having effect as if constituted under the M7Mental Health Act 1983.

• [ F1The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland.]

  • The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.

  • F72. . ..

  • A National Broadcasting Council.

  • [ F73The National Bus Company.]

• [F74The National Care Standards Commission.]

  • [ F5 The National Development Team for People with a Mental Handicap.]

  • [F75National Disability Council]

  • [ F76The National Lottery Commission]

  • The National Radiological Protection Board.

  • [ F77The National Rivers Authority.]

  • [F78The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.]

• [F79 F42The North of Scotland Water Authority.]

  • [ F80The Northern Ireland Disability Council.]

  • The Northern Ireland Economic Council.

  • [ F5Northern Ireland Electricity.]

  • The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

    [F81 The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.

    ;]

    [F82The Northern Ireland Law Commission.

    ;]

  • [ F83The Occupational Pensions Board.]

  • [ F84The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority]

    [F85The Office of Communications.

    ;]

    [F86The Office of Fair Trading.

    ;]

  • The Oil and Pipelines Agency.

  • [ F87The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.]

  • The Parole Board [F88constituted under section 59 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967].

  • The Parole Board for Scotland [F89constituted under section 59 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967].

• [F90 The Patient Information Advisory Group.]

• A Pensions Appeal Tribunal.

• [ F91The Pensions Compensation Board]

• A Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part III of the M8Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

• A Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under [F93Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997].

• [F94The Police Complaints Authority.]

• [F95The Post Office.]

• [ F96The Postal Services Commission.]

• The Radio Authority.

• [F97A regional committee of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council established under section 18(2) of the Utilities Act 2000.]

  • [F98A regional water authority established in accordance with section 2 of the M9Water Act 1973.]

  • The Restrictive Practices Court.

  • The Review Board for Government Contracts.

  • A Rural Development Board.

  • [ F99The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.]

  • The Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals.

  • [F100The Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board]

  • [ F101The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission]

  • [ F102The Scottish Development Agency.]

  • Scottish Enterprise.

  • [ F48The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.]

  • [F103Scottish Homes.]

  • The Scottish Land Court.

  • The Scottish Law Commission.

• [ F2The Scottish Legal Aid Board.]

  • [F104Scottish legal services ombudsman appointed under section 34 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990][F105Scottish Natural Heritage.]

  • [ F106The Scottish Qualifications Authority.]

  • [F107The Scottish Transport Group.]

  • [ F108The Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council or any committee established by that council under paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.]

  • The Sea Fish Industry Authority.[F109The Sea Fish Licence Tribunal.]

  • [F110 The Security Industry Authority].

  • [F111 The Service Authority for the National Crime Squad.]

  • [F112 The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service.]

  • Sianel Pedwar Cymru.

  • The Social Security Advisory Committee.

  • [F113The South of Scotland Electricity Board.]

  • [ F114The Staff Commission for Wales (Comisiwn Staff Cymru)]

  • [F115The Standards Board for England.]

• [F116 The Strategic Rail Authority .]

• [ F2The Training and Employment Agency Advisory Board in Northern Ireland.]

  • The Transport Tribunal.

  • [ F117The Tribunal established under section 9 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994]

  • [ F118The Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998]

• [F119The Tribunal established under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000]

  • [F120The Tribunal established under the M10Interception of Communications Act 1985.]

  • [F121The Tribunal established under the M11Security Service Act 1989.]

  • The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

• [ F1The United Kingdom Ecolabelling Board.]

• [ F122The Urban Regeneration Agency.]

  • The Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • The Welsh Development Agency.

  • [F98The Welsh Water Authority.]

• [ F41 F42The West of Scotland Water Authority..]

  [ F123The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales]

Part III Other disqualifying offices

• X1 Additional Commissioner of the Commission for Racial Equality.

• Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

• [ F1Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• Adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner appointed under or by virtue of [F2Part II of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 or][F3Part II of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992].

• [F4Adjudicator appointed for the purposes of the M1Immigration Act 1971.]

• [F5Adjudicator appointed for the purposes of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.]

• [ F6Adjudicator appointed under section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995.]

  [ F7Adjudicator appointed under section 25 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.]

• [ F6Adjudicator for the Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise and the Contributions Agency.]

  • Advocate Depute (not being the Solicitor General for Scotland) appointed by the Lord Advocate.

  • Ambassador or Permanent Representative to an international organisation representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

• [ F6Assessor appointed for the purposes of section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.]

  • Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland).

  • Assistant Commissioner appointed under Part IV of the M2Local Government Act 1972.

  • Assistant Commissioner appointed under Part II of the M3Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

  • [F8 Assistant Electoral Commissioners.]

  • [F9Asylum Support Adjudicator.]

  • Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster.

[F3Attorney General for Northern Ireland.]

• Auditor of the Civil List.

• Auditor of the Court of Session.

• [ F4Auditor General for Wales.]

• [F5Boundary Commissioner or assistant Commissioner appointed under Schedule 1 to the M1Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.]

• [F6Certification Officer or any assistant certification officer.]

• [ F7Certification Officer for Northern Ireland appointed under Article 69 of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.]

  • Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils.

  • Chairman or [F8Medical Director] of the Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards.

  • [ F9Chairman [F10,or Director General and Deputy Chairman,]of the Agricultural and Food Research Council.]

• [ F2Chairman of an Agricultural Land Tribunal or member of a panel appointed under paragraph 14 or 15 of Schedule 9 to the Agriculture Act 1947.]

• [F11Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of a Primary Care Trust established under section 16A of the National Health Service Act 1977.]

  [ F9Chairman or member of a panel of deputy-chairmen of an Agricultural Land Tribunal.]

• [ F2Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.]

• [ F2Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.]

• [ F7Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Institute.]

  • Chairman or Director-General of the British Council.

  • Chairman of the British Library Board.

  • Chairman of the British Overseas Trade Board.

  • [ F9Chairman of the Business & [F12Technology] Council.]

• [ F2Chairman or Chief Executive of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.]

  • [ F13Chairman of the Central Rail Users’ Consultative Committee, appointed under section 3 of the Railways Act 1993]

  • [ F9Paid Chairman of the Central Transport Consultative Committee for Great Britain established under section 56 of the M2Transport Act 1962.]

• [ F7Chairman of the Chief Executives’ Forum in Northern Ireland.]

• [ F7Full-time Chairman of Child Support Appeal Tribunals for Northern Ireland.]

  • Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Civil Service Appeal Board.

  • [F15Chairman of a consumers’ committee appointed under section 2 of the M3Electricity Act 1989.]

• [ F7Chairman of the Consumer Committee for Electricity appointed under Article 7 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.]

  • [ F9Chairman of the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.]

  • [ F16Chairman of the [F17Countryside Agency] for Scotland and any other member of the Commission in receipt of remuneration.]

  • [ F18Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Managing Director of the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations.]

  • Chairman of a customer service committee [F19maintained under section 28 of the Water Industry Act 1991].

  • Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the [F20Dental Practice Board] or member of that Board appointed at an annual salary.

  • [F21Chairman of a designated agency within the meaning of the M4Financial Services Act 1986 if he is in receipt of remuneration.]

  • Chairman of the Distinction and Meritorious Service Awards Committee for Northern Ireland.

  • Chairman [F22Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive]of the Economic and Social Research Council.

• [ F2Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.]

  [F23Chairman of the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.]

• [ F2Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the English Sports Council.]

  Chairman of Enterprise Ulster.

• [ F2Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council.]

  Chairman of the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland.

• [ F7Chairman of Food from Britain.]

  [F23Chairman or other full-time member of the Forestry Commission.]

• [ F2Chairman or any director of the Further Education Development Agency.]

  • [F24Chairman of the Gas Consumers’ Council.]

  • Chairman [F25or Deputy Chairman] of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.

  • [ F26 Chairman or any member, not being also an employee,] of a Health Board constituted under the M5National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

• [ F7Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of the Health Education Board for Scotland.]

  • [ F27Chairman of the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland.]

  • [ F28Chairman of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.]

  • Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission.

  • Chairman [F29or any member, not being also an employee,] of a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the M6Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.

  • [F29Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.]

  • Chairman or Deputy Chairman, in receipt of remuneration, of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.

  • Chairman [F30or Vice-Chairman] of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority.

  • Paid Chairman of an Industrial Training Board constituted under the M7Industrial Training Act 1964 or the M8Industrial Training Act 1982 or of a committee appointed under either of those Acts or paid Deputy Chairman of such a board.

  • Chairman of the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council.

• [ F2Chairman of Investors in People UK.]

• [ F7Chairman of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.]

  • Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Laganside Corporation.

  • [ F9Chairman of the Land Authority for Wales.]

  • Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member of the executive committee of the Land Settlement Association Limited appointed at a salary.

  • [F31Chairman of the Legal Aid Board.]

  • [ F9Chairman of the Letchworth Garden City Corporation.]

  • Chairman of the Livestock [F32and Meat] Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • Chairman of a local flood defence committee for any district in England and Wales.

  • Chairman [F33or Chief Executive]of the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • [F23Chairman of the London and Metropolitan Government Staff Commission.]

  • [F34Chairman in receipt of remuneration of the London Transport Users’ Committee]

  • Chairman [F35or any member, not being also an employee,] of the Management Committee of the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service constituted under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

• [ F2Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council.]

  • Chairman of the Mental Health Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • Chairman [F36or any member, not being also an employee] of a committee constituted under section 91 of the M9Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.

• [F37 F7Chairman of any of the National Boards for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting [F38mentioned in section 5 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997][F39or any member of any of those Boards appointed at a salary].]

  • Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the National Consumer Council.

  • [ F40Chairman of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications.]

  • [ F41Chairman of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (“NESTA”) and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of NESTA;]

  • [ F42Chairman of the National Enterprise Board.]

• [ F2Chairman or Director of the National Forest Company.]

  • Chairman or [F43non-executive director] of a National Health Service trust established under the M10National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

  • [ F44Chairman of the National Lottery Charities Board [F45and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of that Board].]

  • [ F46Chairman of the National Research Development Corporation.]

  • Chairman [F47Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive]of the Natural Environment Research Council.

  • [ F48Chairman of the New Opportunities Fund and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of that Fund;]

  • Chairman of the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services.

  • Chairman of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Appeal Board.

• [ F2Chairman of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council.]

• [ F7Chairman of the Northern Ireland Higher Education Council.]

• [ F7Chairman of, or secretary to, the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee.]

• [ F2Chairman of the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.]

• [ F50Chairman of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Council.]

  • Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

  • [F23Chairman of the Northern Ireland Training Authority.]

• [ F2Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council.]

  • [ F9Any Chairman of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.]

  • [F51Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland.]

  • [F52Chairman of the Post Office Users’ National Council.]

  • Chairman of the Prescription Pricing Authority.

  • Chairman of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

  • Chairman of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board.

  • [ F53Chairman of a rail users’ consultative committee, appointed under section 2 of the Railways Act 1993]

  • [ F54Chairman of the Deer Commission for Scotland.]

  • [ F55Chairman of the Red Deer Commission.]

  • Chairman of a regional flood defence committee for any area of England and Wales.

• [ F2Chairman of the Rural Development Council for Northern Ireland.]

  • [F56Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of any [F57Strategic Health Authority,]Health Authority or Special Health Authority which is a relevant authority for the purposes of paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977.]

  • [ F9Chairman of the Science and Engineering Research Council.]

  • Chairman of the [F58Scottish Dental Practice Board] or a member of that Board appointed at an annual salary.

  • [ F9Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board.]

  • Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Scottish Sports Council.

  • [ F59A regional or other full-time Chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F60, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals]].

  • A full-time chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F61, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals] for Northern Ireland.

  • Chairman of a special health and social services agency established under Article 3 of the M11Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.

  • Chairman of the Special Hospitals Service Authority.

  • [ F9Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Sports Council.]

  • Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland.

  • Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Sports Council for Wales.

  • Chairman of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights constituted under section 20 of the M12Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

• [ F2Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.]

  [F62Chairman of the Training Commission.]

• [ F63Chairman of the Training and Employment Agency Advisory Board in Northern Ireland.]

• Chairman of the Training, Enterprise and Education Advisory Group for Wales.

• [F64Chairman of a transferee body within the meaning of Schedule 11 to the M13Financial Services Act 1986 if he is in receipt of remuneration.]

• Chairman of the tribunal constituted under section 706 of the M14Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.

• [F65Chairman of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.]

• [ F2Chairman of the United Kingdom Sports Council.]

• [ F2Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland.]

  • Chairman of the Wine Standards Board of the Company of the master, wardens and commonalty of Vintners of the City of London.

  • Chairman of the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.

• [ F66Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 39 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.]

• [ F7Chief Adjudication Officer appointed for Northern Ireland under section 37 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.]

• [ F67Chief Child Support Officer appointed under section 13(3) of the Child Support Act 1991.]

• [ F7Chief Child Support Officer appointed under Article 15(3) of the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.]

• Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland or any whole time officer appointed under section 14A(1) of the M15Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962.

• [ F42Chief Executive of the National Enterprise Board.]

• Chief executive of the Simpler Trade Procedures Board.

  [F68Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.]

  [F69Chief Land Registrar.

  ;]

• Chief Scientist of the Scottish Home and Health Department.

• [F70Children’s Commissioner for Wales.]

• [ F2Civil Service Commissioner.]

• [ F2Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland.]

  • Clerk or deputy clerk of a district council in Northern Ireland.

  • The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.

  • Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner appointed under section 50(1) or (2) of, or Schedule 4 to, the M16Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.

• [F71 Commissioner appointed under section 67(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act .]

• [F72Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.]

• Commissioner of the City of London Police.

• [ F73Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action.]

• [ F2Commissioner for Public Appointments.]

• [ F2Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.]

  • [F74Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members.]

  • Commons Commissioner.

  • Comptroller and Auditor General.

  • Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.

  • Controller of Audit appointed under section 97(4) of the M17Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

  • [ F75Controller of Audit appointed under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1 to the Audit Commission Act 1998]

  • Counsel to the Secretary of State under the M18Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936.

  • Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.

  • [ F76The Data Protection Commissioner].

  • [ F9Delegate for Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to the Central Rhine Commission.]

  • [F77 Deputy Electoral Commissioners.,]

  • [F78The Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner.]

  • [F79Director of the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation p.l.c. nominated by a Minister of the Crown or government department.]

  • Director of the British Aerospace Public Limited Company appointed subject to the approval of a Minister or government department.

  • Director of British Nuclear Fuels p.l.c.

  • [ F9Director of British Telecommunications p.l.c. nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or government department.]

  • Director of Caledonian MacBrayne Limited.

  • Director of Citybus Limited.

  • [F80Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation nominated or appointed by the Secretary of State.]

  • [F81 Director of the Commonwealth Institute]

• [F82Director 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 section 736(1) of the Companies Act 1985 or Article 4(1) of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986);

  (c)

  a company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning so given) of a licence company.]

  • Director of a company for the time being holding an appointment under Chapter I of Part II of the [F83Water Industry Act 1991] 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.

  • [ F84Director of a company—

    (a)

    which, within the meaning of Part II of the Railways Act 1993, is a successor company wholly owned by the Crown, or

    (b)

    which, within the meaning of that Act, is wholly owned by the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising,

    being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown, the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown]

  • Director of any company in receipt of financial assistance under the M19Local Employment Act 1972, Part II of the M20Industry Act 1972 or Part III or section 13 of the M21Industrial Development Act 1982, being a director nominated by a Minister of the Crown or government department.

  • [F85Director of any company eligible for loans under section 13 of the Transport Act 1982 (loans to Government-controlled company interested in former Government testing stations).]

  • Director nominated by the Secretary of State of any company in respect of which an undertaking to make advances has been given by the Secretary of State under section 2 of the M22Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960 and is for the time being in force.

  • Director of Flexibus Limited.

  • Director of International Military Services Limited.

• [ F2Any director of Horticulture Research International in receipt of remuneration.]

  • [ F9Director of Northern Ireland Airports Limited.]

  • Director of Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited.

  • Director of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company.

  • Director of Nuclear Electric p.l.c.

  • [F86The Director of Passenger Rail Franchising]

  • [F87Director of the Post Office company (within the meaning of Part IV of the Postal Services Act 2000) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown.]

  • Director, or Deputy Director, of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

  • [ F88Director of a publicly owned successor company (within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995)]

  • Director appointed at a salary of Remploy Limited.

  • Director of Scottish Nuclear Limited.

  • [ F9Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the M23British Steel Act 1988) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown.]

  • [F89Director 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]

  • [ F90Director 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]

  • [ F9Director of a successor company (within the meaning of Part II of the M24Electricity Act 1989), being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown.]

  • Director of Ulsterbus Limited.

  • [F91Director General of Electricity Supply.]

  • [ F7Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland.]

  • [F92Director General of Fair Trading.]

• [ F2Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland.]

  • [F93Director General of Gas Supply.]

  • Director General of the National Economic Development Office.

  • [ F94Director General of the National Lottery.]

  • Director General of Telecommunications.

  • Director General of Water Services.

• [ F7District judge appointed under section 6 of the County Courts Act 1984.]

  • The Governor or Administrator of a dependent territory within the meaning of section 50(1) of the M25British Nationality Act 1981.

  • Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

  • Governor, Deputy Governor or Director of the Bank of England.

  • Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary, or Captain of Invalids of Chelsea Hospital.

  • Governor, Medical Officer or other officer or member of the staff of a prison to which the M26Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 applies.

  • Health Service Commissioner for England.

  • Health Service Commissioner for Scotland.

  • Health Service Commissioner for Wales.

• [ F2Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland.]

• [F95Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England.]

• [ F96Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru.]

  • High Commissioner representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

  • [F97The Immigration Services Commissioner.]

• [ F7Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland.]

• [ F7Independent Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner, for the Holding Centres in Northern Ireland.]

• [F98The Information Commissioner.]

• [F99The International Rail Regulator.]

• Judge Advocate of the Fleet.

• Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General [F100Assistant Judge Advocate General].

• Lay observer appointed under Article 42 of the M27Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

• [F101Lay observer appointed under section 49 of the M28Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.]

• [F102The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner.]

• The Legal Services Ombudsman.

• [F103Life Sentence Review Commissioner.]

• Liquidator appointed under section 2 of the M29Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981.

• Lyon Clerk.

• Lyon King of Arms.

• [F46Managing director of the National Research Development Corporation.]

• Medical Officer for Complaints appointed for Wales by the Secretary of State.

• Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister under Schedule 2 to the M30Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.

• Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed under section 3 of the M31Agricultural Marketing Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 or Schedule 2 to the M32Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.

• Member appointed by a Minister of the Crown of the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.

• Member appointed by the Secretary of State of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.

• Member appointed by the Head of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland of the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities [F104and the National Health Service]in England and Wales in receipt of remuneration.

• [ F4Member of the staff of the Auditor General for Wales.]

• Any member in receipt of remuneration of the British Tourist Authority, the English Tourist Board, the Scottish Tourist Board or the Wales Tourist Board.

• Any member of the [F105Countryside Agency] in receipt of remuneration.

• [F106Any member of the Countryside Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]

• [ F107Any member of the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales constituted under section 360 of the Education Act 1996 in receipt of remuneration]

• Any member of the Education Assets Board in receipt of remuneration.

• [ F108Any member of an education association in receipt of remuneration]

• [F109 Member of the staff of the Electoral Commission.]

[F110Any member of English Nature in receipt of remuneration.

.]

• [ F2Member of the staff of the Forestry Commissioners.]

  • [ F108Any member of the Funding Agency for Schools in receipt of remuneration]

  • [F112Any member of the Further Education Funding Council for England in receipt of remuneration.]

  • [F113Any member of the Further Education Funding Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]

  • [ F114Any member of the General Teaching Council for England in receipt of remuneration .]

  • [ F114Any member of the General Teaching Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]

  • Any member of the Higher Education Funding Council for England in receipt of remuneration.

  • Any member of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.

  • Member appointed by the Secretary of State of the Horserace Betting Levy Board.

  • Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a housing action trust (within the meaning of Part III of the M33Housing Act 1988).

• [ F7Member of the Board of the Industrial Research and Technology Unit in Northern Ireland.]

  [ F9Any member of the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F115 Any member of the Learning and Skills Council for England in receipt of remuneration..]

• [F116Member of the Legal Aid Board.]

• [ F2Member of the legal panel of persons available to act as chairmen of Registered Homes Tribunals.]

• [ F2Member of the legal panel of persons available to act as chairmen of Registered Homes Tribunals in Northern Ireland.]

  Member of the Local Enterprise Development Unit.

• [F117 Member of the London Transport Users’ Committee in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F118 Any member of the staff commission established by virtue of section 12 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.;]

• [ F119Member of a Medical Appeal Tribunal appointed under section 50 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992].

• Member of a Medical Appeal Tribunal for Northern Ireland appointed under [F1section 48(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992].

• Any member of the Mental Health Act Commission in receipt of remuneration.

• [F120 Member of the governing body of the Financial Services Authority.]

• [ F121Member 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.]

• Member of the staff of the National Audit Office.

• [F122 Any member of the National Council for Education and Training for Wales in receipt of remuneration..]

• [F123Any member of the Nature Conservancy Council for England, [F124the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland] or the Countryside Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]

• Member of the staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office.

• [F125Member of a panel of persons who may be appointed to consider representations in accordance with section 3(4)(b) of the M34Employment Agencies Act 1973.]

• [F126 Member of a Rail Passengers’ Committee in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F127 Member of the Rail Passengers’ Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 10 to the M35Rent Act 1977 to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees.

• Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 5 to the M36Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees.

• Member of the panel of persons appointed under Schedule 4 to the M37Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees.

• [ F2Any member of the property commission established by virtue of section 19 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.]

• [ F128Any member of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales constituted under section 27 of the Education Act 1997 in receipt of remuneration.]

• [ F128Any member of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority constituted under section 21 of the Education Act 1997 in receipt of remuneration]

• [ F2Any member of a residuary body established by virtue of section 18 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 who is in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F129Any member of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• [ F7Member of a panel of chairmen for Child Support Appeal Tribunals for Northern Ireland appointed under paragraph 3(2)(a) of Schedule 3 to the Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.]

• [ F130Member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of [F131employment tribunals] in Northern Ireland.]

• [F132Member of the panel of chairmen for Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals for Northern Ireland appointed under section 49(1)(c) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.]

• [ F133Member of a panel appointed under section 6 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 of persons to act as chairmen of Child Support Appeal Tribunals.]

• [ F134Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6 of the Social Security Act 1998]

• [ F135A member of a panel appointed under [F136section 6 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992] of persons to act as chairmen of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F60, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals].]

• [ F137Member of a panel of persons who may be appointed to serve on a Vaccine Damage Tribunal.]

• [ F138Any member of the Police Information Technology Organisation in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F139Any member of the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• Any member of a residuary body established by Part VII of the M38Local Government Act 1985 who is in receipt of remuneration.

• [F140Any member of a residuary body established by virtue of section 18 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 who is in receipt of remuneration.; and]

• [F140 Any member of the property commission established by virtue of section 19 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.]

• [F141Any member of the Residuary Body for Wales (Corff Gweddilliol Cymru) in receipt of remuneration.]

• [ F142Any member of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority constituted under section 358 of the Education Act 1996 in receipt of remuneration]

• [F143 Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Financial Services and Markets Tribunal.]

• [F144Member, in receipt of remuneration, of the School Teachers’ Review Body]

• [ F145 F146A member of the School Examinations and Assessment Council established under section 14 of the Education Reform Act 1988 who is in receipt of remuneration .]

• [F147Any member of the Adult Learning Inspectorate.]

• [ F148Any member of the Schools Funding Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration]

• [F149Any member of the Scottish Further Education Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• [ F2Any member of the staff commission established by virtue of section 12 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.]

• [F150Member of the staff of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales.]

• [ F7Member of the staff of the State Pathology Service for Northern Ireland.]

• [F151 Any member of the Teacher Training Agency in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F139Any member of the Universities Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of an urban development corporation (within the meaning of Part XVI of the M39Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980).

• [ F152Member of a Wages Council appointed under paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to the M40Wages Act 1986.]

• [ F9Member of a Wages Council appointed under paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to the M41Wages (Northern Ireland) Order 1988.]

• Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints.

• [ F2Northern Ireland Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action.]

• [ F7Northern Ireland Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members.]

• [ F153Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner]

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

• [F154Officer or servant employed under the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis or the Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.]

• Officer or servant of the Crown Estate Commissioners.

• Officer, clerk or servant appointed or employed under section 20 of the M42Greenwich Hospital Act 1865.

• Officer of the Supreme Court being the holder of any office listed in any Part of Schedule 2 to the M43Supreme Court Act 1981 or a district [F155judge] of the High Court.

• Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

• [ F2Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.]

• [F7Pensions Ombudsman.]

• Person appointed under section 3(1) of the M44Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to carry out functions relating to the political restriction of posts under local authorities, within the meaning of Part I of that Act.

• [F156Person appointed to hear and determine appeals under the M45Trade Marks Act 1994.]

• Person holding a politically restricted post, within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, under a local authority, within the meaning of that Part [F157or a National Park authority].

• [ F158The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.]

• [F159 President and any Deputy President of the Family Health Services Appeal Authority constituted under section 49S of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49)]

• [ F134President of appeal tribunals (within the meaning of Chapter I of Part I of the Social Security Act 1998) appointed under section 5 of that Act]

• [ F9President, or member of a panel of chairmen, of [F160employment tribunals] established under section 12 of the M46Industrial Training Act 1964.]

• [F23President, or member of a panel of chairmen, of employment tribunals established under Article 30 of the M47Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.]

• [ [F161 F2 President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)], [F161President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland)] or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of [F161employment tribunals].]

• [ F162President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F60, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals]].

• President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F163,Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals] for Northern Ireland.

• [ F2President of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal, or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of that tribunal.]

• [F164President of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales, or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairman or other member of that Tribunal.]

• President or Vice-President of Value Added Tax Tribunals or full-time chairman of value added tax tribunals.

• Public Works Loan Commissioner.

• [ F165The Rail Regulator]

• [F166Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.]

• [F23Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 6 or section 7 of the M48County Courts Act 1984.]

• [F167Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Friendly Societies.]

• Registrar of the Privy Council.

• Registrar of Public Lending Right.

• Registration Officer appointed under section 8(2) or (3) of the M49Representation of the People Act 1983.

• Rent officer or deputy rent officer appointed in pursuance of a scheme under section 63 of the M50Rent Act 1977.

• Rent officer [F168or deputy rent officer] nominated under Schedule 5 to the M51Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978.

• Returning Officer under section 25(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and any Deputy Returning Officer appointed by him.

• [ F169Secretary of the Medical Research Council.]

• [ F170Sentence Review Commissioner]

• Social Fund Commissioner.

• [ F7Social fund Commissioner in Northern Ireland.]

• Solicitor in Scotland to any department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

• Standing Counsel to any department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

• Statutory officer appointed under section 70 of the M52Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.

• Traffic commissioner for any area constituted for the purposes of the M53Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.

• [F171Traffic Director for London.]

• [F172The Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland]

• [ F4Welsh Administration Ombudsman.]

Part IV Offices disqualifying for particular constituencies

Section 2.

SCHEDULE 2 Ministerial Offices

• Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

• Lord President of the Council.

• Lord Privy Seal.

• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

• Paymaster General.

• Secretary of State.

• Chancellor of the Exchequer.

• F1 . . .

• President of the Board of Trade.

• Minister of State.

• Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

• Minister in charge of a public department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom (if not within the other provisions of this Schedule).

• Attorney General.

• F2 . . .

• Solicitor General.

• [ F3Advocate General for Scotland]

• F2 . . .

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury.

• Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

• Parliamentary Secretary in a Government Department other than the Treasury, or not in a department.

• Junior Lord of the Treasury.

• Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household.

• Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household.

• Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household.

• Assistant Government Whip.