SCHEDULE 11THE WELSH LANGUAGE TRIBUNAL
PART 4DISQUALIFICATION FROM MEMBERSHIP OR APPOINTMENT
13Disqualification from membership: employment
1
A person is disqualified from membership of the Tribunal on grounds of employment if the person is—
a
a Member of Parliament;
b
a Member of the National Assembly for Wales;
c
a member of the staff of the Welsh Assembly Government;
d
a member of the staff of the National Assembly for Wales Commission;
e
the Commissioner;
f
the Deputy Commissioner;
g
any other member of the staff of the Commissioner; or
h
the husband or wife or civil partner of a person falling within paragraph (e), (f) or (g).
14Disqualification from membership: unsuitability
1
A person is disqualified from membership of the Tribunal on grounds of unsuitability if the person—
a
has been adjudged bankrupt and remains bankrupt;
b
has been granted a debt relief order (within the meaning of Part VIIA of the Insolvency Act 1986), and the moratorium period under that order is continuing;
c
has made an arrangement with his or her creditors and the arrangement remains in force;
d
has been convicted in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of any offence and a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine has been imposed;
e
is disqualified from being a member of a county borough council or county council in Wales; or
f
is disqualified from being a director of a company.
2
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a) a person remains bankrupt until such time as—
a
the person is discharged from bankruptcy, or
b
the bankruptcy order made against that person is annulled.
3
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) an arrangement with a person’s creditors remains in force until—
a
the person pays his or her debts in full, or
b
if later, the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which the terms of the arrangement are fulfilled.
4
If the question of whether a person is disqualified from membership of the Tribunal on grounds of unsuitability arises in relation to the appointment of the person to be a member of the Tribunal, any conviction which that person received more than five years before the date of the appointment is to be disregarded.
15Disqualification from appointment: age
A person is disqualified from appointment as President or as a legally-qualified or lay member of the Tribunal if the person has already reached the age of 70 at the date of the appointment.
16Disqualification from appointment: previous appointment
1
A person is disqualified from appointment as President on grounds of previous appointment if the person has already been President for a period of 10 years or more (whether in consecutive or non-consecutive appointments).
2
A person is disqualified from appointment as a legally-qualified member of the Tribunal on grounds of previous appointment if the person has already been a legally-qualified member for a period of 10 years or more (whether in consecutive or non-consecutive appointments).
3
A person is disqualified from appointment as a lay member of the Tribunal on grounds of previous appointment if the person has already been a lay member for a period of 10 years or more (whether in consecutive or non-consecutive appointments).
17Disqualification from appointment: previous dismissal from office
A person is disqualified from appointment as President or as a legally-qualified or lay member of the Tribunal on grounds of previous dismissal if the Welsh Ministers have previously dismissed the person from the Tribunal under paragraph 12.