1 Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places.U.K.

(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;

(da)F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(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.U.K.

(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.U.K.

(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 [F7, 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.U.K.

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.U.K.

(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.U.K.

(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 M3Representation 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 M4Recess 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.U.K.

(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 M5Judicial 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.U.K.

(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.U.K.

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 M6Ministerial 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.

F810. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

11 Short title and extent.U.K.

(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 1U.K. Offices disqualifying for membership

Part IU.K. Judicial offices

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

• [F9Judge 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 M7Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907, or Temporary Sheriff Principal or Temporary Sheriff appointed under the M8Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971.

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

• [F10District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) (but not Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)).]

• Stipendiary Magistrate in Scotland.

• Resident Magistrate or Deputy Resident Magistrate appointed under the M9Magistrates’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964.

• F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• [F12Chief 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 [F13(not including a deputy Commissioner)].

• [F14Chief 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 M10Taxes Management Act 1970.

• [F15Member of the Immigration Services Tribunal.

• [F16Adjudicator to Her Majesty’s Land Registry.]]

X2Part IIU.K. Bodies of which all members are disqualified

• [F17X3The Accounts Commission for Scotland.]

• [F18The Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.]

• [F19F20The Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances established under section 140(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.]

• [F19The Advisory Council established under section 3 of the Scottish Qualification Authority Act 2002.]

• [F21The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.]

• The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal.

• [F22F23The Antarctic Act Tribunal established under regulations made under the Antarctic Act 1994.]

• [F24The Appointments Commission.]

• An Arbitration Tribunal established under Schedule 3 to the M11Industry Act 1975.

• [F25An Area Electricity Board in England and Wales.]

• [F22The Armed Forces Pay Review Body.]

• [F26The Arts Council of England.]

• [F27Attendance Allowance Board.]

• [F28Attendance Allowance Board for Northern Ireland.]

• [F29[F30The Authorised Conveyancing Practitioners Board.]]

• F31The Board of the Pension Protection Fund.

• [F32The British Board of Agrément.]

• [F33The British Coal Corporation.]

• The British Railways Board.

• British Shipbuilders.

• [F34[F35The British Steel Corporation.]]

• [F36British Telecommunications.]

• [F37The British Transport Police Authority.]

• The British Waterways Board.

• [F38The Broadcasting Complaints Commission.]

• [[F39F40The Broadcasting Standards Commission.]]

• [F41F42The Broadcasting Standards Council.]

• [F41The Building Societies Commission.]

• [F43F44Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Board).]

• [F45[F46The Cable Authority.]]

• [F43 The Care Council for Wales.]

• [F47The Care Quality Commission.]

• [F48The Central Arbitration Committee.]

• [F49The Central Electricity Generating Board.]

• [F50[F51The Central Police Training and Development Authority]].

• [F52The Channel Four Television Corporation.]

• [F53The Charity Commission.]

• [F54The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• [F55[F56The Charity Tribunal.]]

• [F57The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.]

• [F58The Child Poverty Commission.]

• [F59 The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.]

• [F60[F20The Citizen’s Charter Advisory Panel.]]

• The Civil Aviation Authority.

• [F61The Civil Nuclear Police Authority.]

• The Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal.

• [F62The Coal Authority.]

• [F63[F39Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig]]

• [F38Comataidh Telebhisein Gaidhlig.]

• [F64Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.]

• [F65The Commission for Equality and Human Rights.]

• [F66[F67The Commission for Health Improvement]]

• [F68F69Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection.]

• [F70The Commission for Human Medicines and any committee established under section 4 of the Medicines Act 1968.]

• The Commission for Local Administration in England.

• [F71The Commission for Local Administration in Wales.]

• [F72The Commission for Local Authority Accounts in Scotland.]

• [F73The Commission for the New Towns.]

• [F74[F75The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health.]]

• [F76The Commission for Racial Equality.]

• [F77Commission for Rural Communities.]

• [F68F78Commission for Social Care Inspection.]

• [F79The Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland.]

• [F80The Committee on Climate Change.]

• [F81The Commonwealth Development Corporation.]

• [F82The Competition Appeal Tribunal.]

• [F83F84The Competition Commission.]

• [F83The Competition Service.]

• [F85[F86The Consumer Council for Postal Services.]]

• F87The Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991.

• The Copyright Tribunal.

• [F88The Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.]

• [F89The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence]

• [F90The Council on Tribunals.]

• The Covent Garden Market Authority.

• [F91The Criminal Cases Review Commission.]

• [F92The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.]

• [F93The Crofters Commission.]

• [F94[F95The Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board.]]

• The Crown Estate Commissioners.

• [F96A Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal constituted under the M12Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984.]

• [F97The Data Protection Tribunal.]

• [F98A development agency established under section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.]

• [F99The Development Board for Rural Wales.]

• The Development Commission.

• A Development Corporation within the meaning of the M13New Towns Act 1981 or the M14New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968.

• [F100A Development Council established under the M15Industrial Organisation and Development Act 1947.]

• [F101The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board.]

• [F102F20The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland.]

• [F102[F76The Disability Rights Commission.]]

• [F103[F104F105The East of Scotland Water Authority.]]

• [F106The Eggs Authority.]

• [F107 The Electoral Commission.]

• [F108The Electricity Council.]

• [F109The Employment Appeal Tribunal.]

• [F110[F111The English Industrial Estates Corporation.]]

• [F112The English Sports Council.]

• [F113The Environment Agency.]

• [F76The Equal Opportunities Commission.]

• [F114The Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• [F115The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• [F114The Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

• [F116The First-tier Tribunal.]

• [F28Food from Britain.]

• [F117The Food Standards Agency.]

• [F118The Football Licensing Authority.]

• The Foreign Compensation Commission.

• [F119F20The Forestry Commissioners.]

• [F120The Friendly Societies Commission.]

• [F121[F122The Gambling Appeals Tribunal.]]

• [F123The Gambling Commission.]

• F124Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

• [F125The Gas Consumers’ Council.]

• [F119[F86The Gas and Electricity Consumer Council.]]

• [F126The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.]

• [F127The General Social Care Council.]

• The Health and Safety Executive.

• [F128The Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland.]

• [F129The Highlands and Islands Development Board.]

• Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

• [F130The Homes and Communities Agency.]

• [F131The Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal for England and Wales.]

• [F132The Housing Corporation.]

• [F133Housing for Wales.]

• The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

• F134The Human Tissue Authority.

• [F135[F136The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.]]

• [F137[F138The Independent Broadcasting Authority.]]

• The Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland.

• [F139The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.]

• [F140The Independent Police Complaints Commission.]

• [F39The Independent Television Commission.]

• An Industrial Court established in Northern Ireland.

• [F141The Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland.]

• The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

• [F142[F143The Information Tribunal.]]

• [F144The Infrastructure Planning Commission.]

• [F145The Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and every committee of the Board performing functions of the Board.]

• [F146Invest Northern Ireland.]

• A Joint Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act [F1471997].

• [F148The Judicial Appointments Commission.]

• The Labour Relations Agency.

• [F149F150The Land Authority for Wales.]

• [F151The Lands Tribunal.]

• The Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

• The Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

• The Law Commission.

• [F152The Legal Services Board.]

• [F149The Legal Services Commission.]

• [F153The Local Better Regulation Office.]

• [F154The Local Government Boundary Commission for England.]

• [F155The Local Government Boundary Commission for England.]

• The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.

• The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.

• [F156F157The Local Government Commission for England.]

• [[F158F23The Local Government Staff Commission (England).]]

• [F159London Regional Transport.]

• [F160The Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Legal Education and Conduct.]

• [F161The Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.]

• [F162The Marine Management Organisation.]

• [F163[F20A 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.]]

• [F164The Meat and Livestock Commission.]

• [F165[F166F167 The Medical Practices Committee constituted under section 3 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.]]

• [F168The Medicines Commission and any committee established under section 4 of the M16Medicines Act 1968.]

• [F169The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales]

• [F20The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland.]

• The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.

• [F170The Monopolies and Mergers Commission.]

• [F171A National Broadcasting Council.]

• [F172The National Bus Company.]

• [F173[F67The National Care Standards Commission.]]

• [F174The National Consumer Council.]

• [F28 The National Development Team for People with a Mental Handicap.]

• [F175National Disability Council.]

• [F176The NHS Pay Review Body.]

• [F177The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care.]

• [F178The National Lottery Commission.]

• [F179The National Policing Improvement Agency.]

• [F180The National Radiological Protection Board.]

• [F181The National Rivers Authority.]

• [F182Natural England.]

• [F183The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.]

• [F184[F185F105The North of Scotland Water Authority.]]

• [F186The Northern Ireland Disability Council.]

• [F187The Northern Ireland Economic Council.]

• [F28Northern Ireland Electricity.]

• The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

• [F188 The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.]

• [F189The Northern Ireland Law Commission.]

• [F190The Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.]

• [F191The Northern Ireland Social Care Council.]

• [F192The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

• [F193The Occupational Pensions Board.]

• [F194[F195F196The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority]]

• [F194The Office of Communications.]

• [F197The Office of Fair Trading.]

• [F198The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator.]

• [F199The Office for Legal Complaints.]

• [F200The Office of Rail Regulation.

• [F201The Office of the Renewable Fuels Agency.]

• [F202The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.]

• [F203Office for Tenants and Social Landlords.]

• The Oil and Pipelines Agency.

• [F204The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• The Parole Board F205. . . .

• The Parole Board for Scotland F206. . . .

• [F207[F208The Patient Information Advisory Group.]]

• [F209[F210A Patients' Forum established under [F211section 237 of the National Health Service Act 2006] .]]

• A Pensions Appeal Tribunal.

• [[F212F213The Pensions Compensation Board]]

• [F214The Pensions Regulator.]

• [F215The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority.]

• [F216The Planning Appeals Commission constituted under Article 110 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.]

• A Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part III of the M17Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

• A Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under [F217Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997].

• [F218The Police Complaints Authority.]

• [F219The Postal Services Commission.

• [F220The Post Office.]

• [F221The Prison Service Pay Review Body.]

• [F39The Radio Authority.]

• [F222A regional committee of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council established under section 18(2) of the Utilities Act 2000.]

• A regional water authority established in accordance with section 2 of the M18Water Act 1973.

• The Restrictive Practices Court.

• The Review Board for Government Contracts.

• [F223The Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration.]

• [F224The Risk Management Authority established under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.]

• A Rural Development Board.

• [F225The School Teachers' Review Body.]

• [F226The Scottish Charity Regulator.]

• [F227The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.]

• [F228The Scottish Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.]

• [F90The Scottish Committee of the Council on Tribunals.]

• [F229[F230The Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board.]]

• [F231The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.]

• [F232The Scottish Development Agency.]

• Scottish Enterprise.

• [F113The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.]

• [F233The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council.]

• [F234Scottish Homes.]

• The Scottish Land Court.

• The Scottish Law Commission.

• [F23The Scottish Legal Aid Board.]

• [F235Scottish Natural Heritage.]

• [F236The Scottish Qualifications Authority.]

• [F237The Scottish Social Services Council.]

• [F238The Scottish Transport Group.]

• [F239Scottish Water.]

• [[F240F241The 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.

• [F242The Sea Fish Licence Tribunal.]

• [F243 The Security Industry Authority.]

• [F244Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig.

• [F245The Senior Salaries Review Body.]

• [F246The Serious Organised Crime Agency.]

• [F247[F248The Service Authority for the National Crime Squad.]]

• [F249[F248The Service Authority for the National Criminal Intelligence Service.]]

• Sianel Pedwar Cymru.

• The Social Security Advisory Committee.

• [F250The South of Scotland Electricity Board.]

• [F251[F252The Staff Commission for Wales (Comisiwn Staff Cymru).]]

• [F253The Standards Board for England.]

• [F254The Standards Commission for Scotland.]

• [F255The Statistics Board.]

• [F256[F257The Strategic Rail Authority .]]

• [F258The Sustainable Development Commission (an advisory sub-committee of The Sustainable Development Commission Limited).]

• [F23The Training and Employment Agency Advisory Board in Northern Ireland.]

• The Transport Tribunal.

• [F259The Tribunal established under section 9 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.]

• [F260The Tribunal established under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.]

• [F261The Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.]

• [F262The Tribunal established under the M19Interception of Communications Act 1985.]

• [F263The Tribunal established under the M20Security Service Act 1989.]

• [F264The trustee corporation established by section 75 of the Pensions Act 2008.]

• [F265The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund.]

• The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

• [F266[F20The United Kingdom Ecolabelling Board.]]

• [F267The United Kingdom Sports Council.]

• [F268The Upper Tribunal.]

• [[F269F270The Urban Regeneration Agency.]]

• [F271The Valuation Tribunal for England.]

• [F272The Valuation Tribunal Service.

• [F273[F274The Wales Centre for Health.]]

• The Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland.

• [F275A Water Customer Consultation Panel.]

• [F276The Water Industry Commission for Scotland.]

• [F277The Water Services Regulation Authority.

• [F278The Welsh Committee of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.]

• [F279The Welsh Development Agency.]

• The Welsh Water Authority.

• [F280[F104F105The West of Scotland Water Authority..]]

• [F281The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales]]]]]]]

X4Part IIIU.K. Other disqualifying offices

• [F282X5Additional Commissioner of the Commission for Racial Equality.]

• [F282Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission.]

• [F283Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland.]

• Adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner appointed under or by virtue of [F284Part II of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 or][F285Part II of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992].

• [F286[F287Adjudicator appointed under section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995.]

• [F288Adjudicator appointed for the purposes of the M21Immigration Act 1971.]]

• [F286Adjudicator for the Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise and the Contributions Agency.]

• [F289F290Adjudicator appointed for the purposes of Part 5 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.]

• [F291Adjudicator appointed under section 25 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.]

• 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.

• F292Appeal Officer for Community Interest Companies.

• [F286Assessor 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 M22Local Government Act 1972.

• Assistant Commissioner appointed under Part II of the M23Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

• [F293 Assistant Electoral Commissioners.]

• [F294[F287Asylum Support Adjudicator.]]

• Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster.

• Auditor of the Civil List.

• Auditor of the Court of Session.

• [F295Auditor General for Wales.]

• Boundary Commissioner or assistant Commissioner appointed under Schedule 1 to the M24Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

• [F296Certification Officer or any assistant certification officer.]

• [F297Certification 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 [F298Medical Director] of the Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards.

• [F299Chairman [F300, or Director General and Deputy Chairman,]] of the Agricultural and Food Research Council.

• [F286Chairman of an Agricultural Land Tribunal or member of a panel appointed under paragraph 14 or 15 of Schedule 9 to the Agriculture Act 1947.]

• [F299Chairman or member of a panel of deputy-chairmen of an Agricultural Land Tribunal.]

• F301Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

• [F286Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.]

• [F302Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Big Lottery Fund.]

• [F286Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.]

• [F297Chairman 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.

• [F299Chairman of the Business & [F303Technology]] Council.

• [F304Chairman of the Central Rail Users’ Consultative Committee, appointed under section 3 of the Railways Act 1993.]

• [F299Paid Chairman of the Central Transport Consultative Committee for Great Britain established under section 56 of the M25Transport Act 1962.]

• [F297Chairman of the Chief Executives’ Forum in Northern Ireland.]

• [F305Regional or other full-time chairman of a child support appeal tribunal established under section 21 of the Child Support Act 1991.]

• [F297Full-time Chairman of Child Support Appeal Tribunals for Northern Ireland.]

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

• [F306Chairman of a consumers’ committee appointed under section 2 of the M26Electricity Act 1989.]

• [F297Chairman of the Consumer Committee for Electricity appointed under Article 7 of the Electricity (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.]

• [F299Chairman of the Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.]

• [F286Chairman or Chief Executive of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.]

• [F307Chairman of the Countryside Commission for Scotland and any other member of the Commission in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F308Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Managing Director of the Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations.]

• [F309Chairman of a customer service committee [F310maintained under section 28 of the Water Industry Act 1991].]

• [F311Chairman of the Deer Commission for Scotland.]

• [F312Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the [F313Dental Practice Board] or member of that Board appointed at an annual salary.]

• [F314Chairman of a designated agency within the meaning of the M27Financial Services Act 1986 if he is in receipt of remuneration.]

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

• Chairman [F315Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive] of the Economic and Social Research Council.

• [F286Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.]

• [F316Chairman of the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.]

• [F286Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the English Sports Council.]

• Chairman of Enterprise Ulster.

• [F286Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council.]

• Chairman of the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland.

• [F297Chairman of Food from Britain.]

• [F316Chairman or other full-time member of the Forestry Commission.]

• [F286Chairman or any director of the Further Education Development Agency.]

• [F317Chairman of the Gas Consumers’ Council.]

• Chairman [F318or Deputy Chairman] of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.

• [F319Chairman or any member, not being also an employee,] of a Health Board constituted under the M28National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

• [F297Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of the Health Education Board for Scotland.]

• [F320Chairman of the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland.]

• [F321Chair of the Health and Safety Executive]

• [F322Chairman of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.]

• Chairman [F323or any member, not being also an employee,] of a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the M29Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972.

• [F323Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.]

• F324Chairman or non-executive member of the Health Protection Agency.

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

• [F325Chairman [F326or Vice-Chairman] of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority.]

• [F327Chairman or other member of the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.]

• Paid Chairman of an Industrial Training Board constituted under the M30Industrial Training Act 1964 or the M31Industrial Training Act 1982 or of a committee appointed under either of those Acts or paid Deputy Chairman of such a board.

• Chairman of the [F328Inland Waterways Advisory Council] .

• [F286Chairman of Investors in People UK.]

• [F297Chairman of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.]

• Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Laganside Corporation.

• [F299Chairman 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.

• [F329Chairman of the Legal Aid Board.]

• [F299Chairman of the Letchworth Garden City Corporation.]

• Chairman of the Livestock [F330and Meat] Commission for Northern Ireland.

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

• Chairman [F331or Chief Executive]of the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland.

• [F332Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.]

• [F316Chairman of the London and Metropolitan Government Staff Commission.]

• [F333Chairman in receipt of remuneration of the London Transport Users’ Committee]

• Chairman [F334or 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.

• [F286Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council.]

• Chairman of the Mental Health Commission for Northern Ireland.

• Chairman [F335or any member, not being also an employee,] of a committee constituted under section 91 of the M32Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.

• [F336F297Chairman of any of the National Boards for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting [F337mentioned in section 5 of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997][F338or any member of any of those Boards appointed at a salary].]

• [F339Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the National Consumer Council.]

• [F340Chairman of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications.]

• [F341Chairman of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (“NESTA”) and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of NESTA;]

• [F342Chairman of the National Enterprise Board.]

• [F286Chairman or Director of the National Forest Company.]

• [F343Chairman or other non-executive director of an NHS foundation trust.]

• Chairman or [F344non-executive director] of a National Health Service trust established under [F345the National Health Service Act 2006, the National Health Service (Wales) Act] or the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

• [[F346F347Chairman of the National Lottery Charities Board [F348and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of that Board]].]

• Chairman of the National Research Development Corporation.

• Chairman [F349Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive] of the Natural Environment Research Council.

• [[F346F350Chairman 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.

• [F286Chairman of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council.]

• [F286Chairman of the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.]

• [F297Chairman of the Northern Ireland Higher Education Council.]

• [F351F297Chairman of, or secretary to, the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee.]

• [F351Chairman or vice-chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.]

• [F352Chairman of the Northern Ireland Rural Development Council.]

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

• [F316Chairman of the Northern Ireland Training Authority.]

• [F353Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Delivery Authority.]

• F354Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Lottery Distributor.

• [F286Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council.]

• [F299Any Chairman of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.]

• [F355Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland.]

• [F356Chairman of the Post Office Users’ National Council.]

• Chairman of the Prescription Pricing Authority.

• [F357Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of a Primary Care Trust established under [F358section 18 of the National Health Service Act 2006] .]

• Chairman of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

• [F359Chairman of the Public Health Laboratory Service Board.]

• [F360Chairman of a rail users’ consultative committee, appointed under section 2 of the Railways Act 1993]

• [F361Chairman of the Red Deer Commission.]

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

• [F362Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of any [F363Strategic Health Authority,][F364Health Authority] or Special Health Authority [F365which is a relevant authority for the purposes of paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977.]]

• [F286Chairman of the Rural Development Council for Northern Ireland.]

• [F299Chairman of the Science and Engineering Research Council.]

• Chairman of the [F366Scottish Dental Practice Board] or a member of that Board appointed at an annual salary.

• [F299Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board.]

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

• [F367A regional or other full-time Chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F368, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals]].

• A full-time chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F369, 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 M33Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.

• Chairman of the Special Hospitals Service Authority.

• [F299Chairman 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 M34Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

• [F286Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.]

• [F370Chairman of the Training Commission.]

• [F371Chairman of the Training and Employment Agency Advisory Board in Northern Ireland.]

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

• [F372Chairman of a transferee body within the meaning of Schedule 11 to the M35Financial Services Act 1986 if he is in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F373Chairman of the tribunal constituted under section 706 of the M36Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 [F374or section 704 of the Income Tax Act 2007] .]

• [F375Chairman of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.]

• [F286Chairman of the United Kingdom Sports Council.]

• 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.

• [F286Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland.]

• [F376Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 39 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.]

• [F297Chief Adjudication Officer appointed for Northern Ireland under section 37 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.]

• [F377Chief Child Support Officer appointed under section 13(3) of the Child Support Act 1991.]

• [F297Chief 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 M37Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962.

• [F342Chief Executive of the National Enterprise Board.]

• Chief executive of the Simpler Trade Procedures Board.

• [F378Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.]

• [F379Chief Land Registrar.]

• [F380Chief Officer of a community justice authority appointed under section 4(2) of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.]

• [F381The 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).]

• [F382The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations and any member of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation in receipt of remuneration.]

• Chief Scientist of the Scottish Home and Health Department.

• F383Children’s Commissioner.

• [F384Children’s Commissioner for Wales.]

• [F286Civil Service Commissioner.]

• [F286Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland.]

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

• [F385The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland.]

• Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner appointed under section 50(1) or (2) of, or Schedule 4 to, the M38Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.

• [F386 Commissioner appointed under section 67(1) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000.]

• [F387Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.]

• Commissioner of the City of London Police.

• [F388Commissioner for Older People in Wales.]

• [F389Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action.]

• [F286Commissioner for Public Appointments.]

• [F286Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.]

• [F390Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members.]

• [F391[F392Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses.]]

• Commons Commissioner.

• Comptroller and Auditor General.

• Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.

• Controller of Audit appointed under section 97(4) of the M39Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

• [F393Controller of Audit appointed under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1 to the Audit Commission Act 1998.]

• Counsel to the Secretary of State under the M40Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936.

• Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.

• [F394The Data Protection Commissioner].

• [F299Delegate for Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom to the Central Rhine Commission.]

• [F395[F396Deputy Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses.]]

• [F397 Deputy Electoral Commissioners.]

• [F398Director 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.

• [F299Director 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.

• [F399Director of the Commonwealth Development Corporation nominated or appointed by the Secretary of State.]

• [F400 Director of the Commonwealth Institute.]

• [F401Director 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 [F402section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006];

  (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 [F403Water 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.

• Director of any company in receipt of financial assistance under the M41Local Employment Act 1972, Part II of the M42Industry Act 1972 or Part III or section 13 of the M43Industrial Development Act 1982, being a director nominated by a Minister of the Crown or government department.

• [F404Director 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 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 M44Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960 and is for the time being in force.

• F405Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.

• Director of Flexibus Limited.

• [F286Any director of Horticulture Research International in receipt of remuneration.]

• Director of International Military Services Limited.

• [F299Director 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.

• [F406The Director of Passenger Rail Franchising.]

• [F407Director 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.

• F408Director 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.

• [F409Director 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.

• [F299Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the M45British 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.]

• [F410Director 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]

• [F411Director 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]

• [F299Director of a successor company (within the meaning of Part II of the M46Electricity 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.

• [F412Director General of Electricity Supply.]

• [F297Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland.]

• [F413Director General of Fair Trading.]

• [F286Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland.]

• [F414Director General of Gas Supply.]

• Director General of the National Economic Development Office.

• [F415Director General of the National Lottery.]

• [F416Director General of Telecommunications.]

• [F417Director General of Water Services].

• [F297District 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 M47British 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 M48Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 applies.

• Health Service Commissioner for England.

• [F418Health Service Commissioner for Scotland.]

• [F419Health Service Commissioner for Wales.]

• [F286Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland.]

• [F420[F421Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England.]]

• [F422Her 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.

• [F423The Immigration Services Commissioner.]

• [F424The Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner.]

• [F297Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland.]

• [F297Independent Commissioner, or Deputy Commissioner, for the Holding Centres in Northern Ireland.]

• [F425The Information Commissioner.]

• [F426[F427The International Rail Regulator.]]

• [F428Investigating Commissioner of, or member of a decision-making committee of, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.]

• [F429Judge Advocate of the Fleet.]

• Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General [F430Assistant Judge Advocate General].

• [F431The Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman.]

• Lay observer appointed under Article 42 of the M49Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

• [F432Lay observer appointed under section 49 of the M50Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980.]

• [F433The Legal Services Complaints Commissioner.]

• The Legal Services Ombudsman.

• [F434[F435Life Sentence Review Commissioner.]]

• Liquidator appointed under section 2 of the M51Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981.

• Lyon Clerk.

• Lyon King of Arms.

• Managing director of the National Research Development Corporation.

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

• [F436[F421Any member of the Adult Learning Inspectorate.]]

• Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister under Schedule 2 to the M52Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.

• Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed under section 3 of the M53Agricultural Marketing Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 or Schedule 2 to the M54Agricultural 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 [F437and the National Health Service] in England [F438and Wales] in receipt of remuneration.

• [F295Member of the staff of the Auditor General for Wales.]

• Any member in receipt of remuneration of the British Tourist Authority, the English Tourist Board [F439or [F440VisitScotland]] .

• F441Member of staff of the Children’s Commissioner

• [F442Member of the staff of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales.]

• [F443Member of staff of the Commissioner for Older People in Wales]

• [F444Any member of the [F445Countryside Agency] in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F446Any member of the Countryside Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F447Any member of the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales constituted under section 360 of the Education Act 1996 in receipt of remuneration.]

• F448Member of the Determinations Panel established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004.

• Any member of the [F449Education Transfer Council] in receipt of remuneration.

• [F450Any member of an education association in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F451 Member of the staff of the Electoral Commission.]

• [F452[F444Any member of English Nature in receipt of remuneration.].]

• [F453 Member of the governing body of the Financial Services Authority.]

• [F454 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.]

• [F455Any member of the Financial Services Tribunal in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F286Member of the staff of the Forestry Commissioners.]

• [F450Any member of the Funding Agency for Schools in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F456Any member of the Further Education Funding Council for England in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F457Any member of the Further Education Funding Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F458Any member of the General Teaching Council for England in receipt of remuneration .]

• [F458Any 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 M55Housing Act 1988).

• [F297Member of the Board of the Industrial Research and Technology Unit in Northern Ireland.]

• [F299Any member of the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F459 Any member of the Learning and Skills Council for England in receipt of remuneration..]

• [F460Member of the Legal Aid Board.]

• Member of the Local Enterprise Development Unit.

• [F461 Member of the London Transport Users’ Committee in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F462Member 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 [F285section 48(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992].

• [F463Any member of the Mental Health Act Commission in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F464Member 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.

• [F465A member of a committee of the National Consumer Council established under section 1 of, or paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to, the Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007 (territorial and regional committees).]

• [F466[F467Any member of the National Council for Education and Training for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F468Any member of the Nature Conservancy Council for England, [F469the 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.

• [F297Member 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.]

• [F470Member of a panel of persons who may be appointed to consider representations in accordance with section 3(4)(b) of the M56Employment Agencies Act 1973.]

• [F471Member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland.

• F472Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.

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

• [F286Member of the legal panel of persons available to act as chairmen of Registered Homes Tribunals in Northern Ireland.]

• Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 10 to the M57Rent 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 M58Rent (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 M59Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 to act as chairmen and other members of [F473private rented housing committees] .

• [F474Member 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.]

• [F475Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6 of the Social Security Act 1998.]

• [F476Member 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.]

• [F477A member of a panel appointed under [F478section 6 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992]] of persons to act as chairmen of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F368, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals].

• [F479Member of a panel of persons who may be appointed to serve on a Vaccine Damage Tribunal.]

• [F480[F481Any member of the Police Information Technology Organisation in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F482Any member of the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F483 Any member of the property commission established by virtue of section 19 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.]

• [[F484F485Any member of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales constituted under section 27 of the Education Act 1997 in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F486Any member of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority constituted under section 21 of the Education Act 1997 in receipt of remuneration.

• [F487 Any member of the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (continued under section 175 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009) in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F488[F489 Member of a Rail Passengers’ Committee in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F490 Member of the Rail Passengers’ Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• Any member of a residuary body established by Part VII of the M60Local Government Act 1985 who is in receipt of remuneration.

• [F483Any 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.]

• [F491Any member of the Residuary Body for Wales (Corff Gweddilliol Cymru) in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F492Any member of the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority constituted under section 358 of the Education Act 1996 in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F493F494A member of the School Examinations and Assessment Council established under section 14 of the Education Reform Act 1988 who is in receipt of remuneration .]

• [F495Member, in receipt of remuneration, of the School Teachers’ Review Body.]

• [F496Any member of the Schools Funding Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F497Any member of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F498[F499Any member of the Scottish Further Education Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F500[F499Any member of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F501Member of the staff of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.]

• [F502 Any member of the staff commission established by virtue of section 12 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.]

• [F297Member of the staff of the State Pathology Service for Northern Ireland.]

• [F503[F504Any member of the Teacher Training Agency in receipt of remuneration.]]

• [F505Any member of the Training and Development Agency for Schools in receipt of remuneration.]

• [F482Any 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 M61Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980).

• [F506Member of a Wages Council appointed under paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to the M62Wages Act 1986.]

• [F299Member of a Wages Council appointed under paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 2 to the M63Wages (Northern Ireland) Order 1988.]

• [F507Any member of the Young People's Learning Agency for England in receipt of remuneration.]

• Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints.

• [F286Northern Ireland Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action.]

• [F297Northern Ireland Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members.]

• [F508Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner.]

• [F509The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman.]

• Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

• [F510Officer 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 M64Greenwich Hospital Act 1865.

• Officer of the [F511Senior Courts] being the holder of any office listed in any Part of Schedule 2 to the [F512Senior Courts Act 1981] or a district [F513judge] of the High Court.

• [F514Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 210 of the Pensions Act 2004.]

• Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

• [F286Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.]

• [F515Parole Commissioner for Northern Ireland.]

• [F297Pensions Ombudsman [F516and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993] .]

• Person appointed under section 3(1) of the M65Local 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.

• [F517Person appointed to chair the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.]

• [F518Person appointed to hear and determine appeals under the M66Trade 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 [F519or a National Park authority].

• [F520Person on the list of those eligible to sit as members of a Gender Recognition Panel.

• [F521The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.]

• [F475President 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]

• [F299President, or member of a panel of chairmen, of industrial tribunals established under section 12 of the M67Industrial Training Act 1964.]

• [F316President, or member of a panel of chairmen, of industrial tribunals established under Article 30 of the M68Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.]

• [[F522F286President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales)]], [F522President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland)] or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of [F522employment tribunals].

• [F523[F524 President and any Deputy President of the Family Health Services Appeal Authority constituted under [F525section 169 of the National Health Service Act 2006]]]

• [F526President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F368, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals]].

• President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals [F527,Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals] for Northern Ireland.

• [[F287F286President of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal, or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of that tribunal.]]

• [F528President 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.]

• [F529President or Vice-President of Value Added Tax Tribunals or full-time chairman of value added tax tribunals.]

• [F530Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.]

• Public Works Loan Commissioner.

• [F531F532The Rail Regulator]

• Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.

• [F316Registrar or Assistant Registrar appointed under section 6 or section 7 of the M69County Courts Act 1984.]

• [F531Registrar 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 M70Representation of the People Act 1983.

• [F533Regulator of Community Interest Companies.

• Rent officer [F534or deputy rent officer] appointed in pursuance of a scheme under section 63 of the M71Rent Act 1977.

• Rent officer or deputy rent officer nominated under Schedule 5 to the M72Rent (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.

• [F535Scottish legal services ombudsman appointed under section 34 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990]

• [F536Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.]

• [F537Secretary of the Medical Research Council.]

• [F538Sentence Review Commissioner]

• Social Fund Commissioner.

• [F297Social 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 M73Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.

• Traffic commissioner for any area constituted for the purposes of the M74Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.

• [F539Traffic Director for London.]

• [F540[F541The Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland]]

• [[F542F295Welsh Administration Ombudsman.]]]]