The National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 1999

Made: 10th March 1999

Coming into force: 11th March 1999

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of March 1999 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 12(1)(b) and (5) of the Government of Wales Act 1998¹, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 11th March 1999.

Designation of disqualifying offices

2

The offices described in the Schedule are hereby designated as offices disqualifying the holders of such offices from being members of the National Assembly for Wales.

SCHEDULE — OFFICES DISQUALIFYING HOLDERS FROM MEMBERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES

PART I — Bodies of which all Members are Disqualified

• A National Park authority for a National Park in Wales.

• An urban development corporation for an urban development area wholly in Wales.

• A panel, established under Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 1977², of persons to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees for an area or areas every part of which is in Wales.

• A tribunal constituted under Schedule 2 to the School Inspections Act 1996³.

• Sianel Pedwar Cymru.

• The Arts Council of Wales.

• The Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales.

• The Broadcasting Standards Commission.

• The Central Arbitration Committee.

• The Channel Four Television Corporation.

• The Commission for Local Administration in Wales.

• The Competition Commission.

• The Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.

• The Countryside Council for Wales.

• The Environment Agency.

• The Forestry Commissioners.

• The General Teaching Council for Wales.

• The Independent Television Commission.

• The Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

• The Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.

• The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales.

• The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority.

• The Pensions Compensation Board.

• The Radio Authority.

• The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

• The Sports Council for Wales.

• The Wales Tourist Board.

• The Welsh Language Board.

PART II — Other Disqualifying Offices

• Any member, not being also an employee, of the Further Education Funding Council for Wales.

• Any member, not being also an employee, of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

• Any member, not being also an employee, of the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.

• Any member, not being also an employee, of the Welsh Development Agency.

• Any member, not being also an employee, of the Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.

• Certification officer or any assistant certification officer.

• Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of a Health Authority for an area in, or consisting of, Wales.

• Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of a Special Health Authority performing functions only or mainly in respect of Wales.

• Chairman or non-executive director of a National Health Service trust all or some of whose hospitals, establishments or other facilities are situated in Wales.

• Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 39 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992⁴.

• Chief Child Support Officer appointed under section 13(3) of the Child Support Act 1991⁵.

• Civil Service Commissioner.

• Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action.

• Commissioner for Public Appointments.

• Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members.

• Commissioner or assistant Commissioner of the Boundary Commission for Wales.

• Comptroller and Auditor General.

• Director General of Electricity Supply.

• Director General of Fair Trading.

• Director General of Gas Supply.

• Director General of Telecommunications.

• Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

• Health Service Commissioner for Wales.

• Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales.

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

• Member of a panel appointed under section 6 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992⁶ of persons to act as chairmen of Child Support Appeal Tribunals.

• Member of a panel appointed under section 6 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 of persons to act as chairmen of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals.

• Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6 of the Social Security Act 1998⁷.

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

• Member of the Council of the National Library of Wales.

• Member of the Council of the National Museum of Wales.

• Member of the staff of the Auditor General for Wales.

• Member of the staff of the Forestry Commissioners.

• Member of the staff of the National Audit Office.

• Pensions Ombudsman.

• Person holding a politically restricted post, within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989⁸, under— a local authority in Wales, within the meaning of that Part, or a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales.

• President 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.

• President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals.

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

• Regional or other full time chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and Disability Appeal Tribunals.

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

• Returning officer for a constituency or an electoral region of the National Assembly for Wales.

• Social Fund Commissioner.

Signed

A. K. Galloway — Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates those offices which disqualify the holders of such offices from being members of the National Assembly for Wales. The offices designated are described in the Schedule to the Order.

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