C1Part 1F1Senedd Cymru

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

Disqualification

I116Disqualification from being F3Member of the Senedd

F7A1

A person is disqualified from being a Member of the Senedd, and from being a candidate to be a Member of the Senedd, if that person—

a

falls within any of the categories of person specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1A, or

b

holds any of the offices specified in the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 1A.

1

F13A person is disqualified from being a Member of the Senedd (but not from being a candidate to be a Member of the Senedd) if that person—

F5za

is a member of the House of Commons (but see sections 17A and 17B),

F9zb

is a member of the House of Lords (but see section 17C),

zc

is a member of the council of a county or county borough in Wales (but see sections 17D, 17E and 17F),

zd

is a member of the Scottish Parliament,

ze

is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly,

zf

is a member of the European Parliament, or

F10a

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

b

holds any of the offices for the time being designated by Order in Council as offices disqualifying persons from being F4Members of the Senedd,

F12c

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F12d

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F12e

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F81A

A person returned at an election as a Member of the Senedd is not disqualified under subsection (1)(zd), (ze), (zf) or (b) at any time before the person purports to take the oath of allegiance (or make the corresponding affirmation) in compliance with section 23(1) or 55(2).

F112

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F113

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F114

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5

An Order in Council under paragraph (b) of subsection (1)—

a

may designate particular offices or offices of any description, and

b

may designate an office by reference to any characteristic of a person holding it,

and F6for the purposes of this section “office” includes any post or employment.

6

No recommendation is to be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order in Council under subsection (1)(b) unless a draft of the statutory instrument containing the Order in Council has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the F2Senedd.