SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 3ABELFAST SUB-GROUPS

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Disqualification

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1

A person is disqualified for membership of a sub-group if he is—

a

a police officer;

b

a member of the police support staff;

c

a member of the Board; or

d

an employee of the council.

2

A person removed from office under paragraph 7(1) is disqualified for membership of a sub-group until the date of the next local general election following his removal.

3

A person is disqualified for being an independent member of a sub-group if—

a

he has been convicted in Northern Ireland or elsewhere of any offence and has had passed on him a sentence of imprisonment or detention, and

b

the relevant period has not ended.

4

The relevant period is the period of five years beginning with the person’s discharge in respect of the offence.

5

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) the following are to be treated as the discharge of a person (whether or not his release is subject to conditions)—

a

his release on licence;

b

his release in pursuance of a grant of remission.

6

Sub-paragraph (5) does not apply in relation to the release of a person in respect of an offence if he is required to return to prison or detention for a further period in respect of the offence.

7

Subject to sub-paragraph (8), the reference in sub-paragraph (3) to a sentence of imprisonment or detention does not include a suspended sentence.

8

Sub-paragraph (7) does not apply in relation to a suspended sentence that has been ordered to take effect.

9

In this paragraph “suspended sentence” means a sentence of imprisonment or detention that is ordered not to take effect unless the conditions specified in the order are met.