The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2020 No. 321

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 321

Constitutional Law

Devolution, Scotland

The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2020

Made

14th October 2020

Coming into force

15th October 2020

At the Court at Windsor Castle, the 14th day of October 2020

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 15(1) and (2) of the Scotland Act 1998(1), and all other powers enabling Her Majesty to do so.

In accordance with section 115(1) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 7 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament(2).

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

Citation and commencement S

1.  This Order may be cited as the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2020 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 1 in force at 15.10.2020, see art. 1

Specified office-holders S

2.  An office-holder of a description specified in Part 1 of the schedule is disqualified from being a member of the Scottish Parliament.

Commencement Information

I2 Art. 2 in force at 15.10.2020, see art. 1

3.  An office-holder of a description specified in column 1 of Part 2 of the schedule is disqualified from being a member of the Scottish Parliament for any constituency specified in relation to that office-holder in column 2 of that Part of the schedule and for any region specified in relation to that office-holder in column 3 of that Part of the schedule.

Commencement Information

I3 Art. 3 in force at 15.10.2020, see art. 1

Revocation of the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2015 S

4.  The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2015(3) is revoked.

Commencement Information

I4 Art. 4 in force at 15.10.2020, see art. 1

Richard Tilbrook

Clerk of the Privy Council

Articles 2 and 3

SCHEDULE S

PART 1 S OFFICE-HOLDERS DISQUALIFIED FROM BEING A MEMBER OF THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

Commencement Information

I5 Sch. Pt. 1 in force at 15.10.2020, see art. 1

• Any member of the Accounts Commission for Scotland.

• Any member of the Advisory Council established under section 3 of the Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002(4).

• Any member of the Advisory Panel to the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

• Any member of the Advisory Panel to the Welsh Language Commissioner.

• Any member of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

• Any member of the Anglesey, Haven Waterway, Port Talbot Waterfront or Snowdonia Enterprise Zone advisory boards.

• Any member of the Antarctic Act Tribunal established under regulations made under the Antarctic Act 1994(5).

• Any member of an Arbitration Tribunal established under schedule 3 of the Industry Act 1975(6).

• Any member of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body.

• Any member of the Arts Council of England.

• Any member of Bòrd na Gàidhlig.

• Any member of Boundaries Scotland.

• Any member of a Boundary Commission continued under section 2 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986(7).

• Any member of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission.

• Any member of the British Railways Board.

• Any member of the British Transport Police Authority.

• Any member of the British Waterways Board.

• Any member of the Care Council for Wales.

• Any member of the Care Quality Commission and the Healthwatch England committee.

• Any member of the Central Arbitration Committee.

• Any member of the Channel Four Corporation.

• Any member of the Charity Commission.

• Any member of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.

• Any member of the Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care.

• Any member of the Civil Aviation Authority.

• Any member of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority.

• Any member of the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal.

• Any member of the Civil Service Commission.

• [F1 Any member of an integrated care board established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006.]

• Any member of the Coal Authority.

• Any member of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

• Any member of the Commission on Human Medicines.

• Any member of the Commission for Local Administration in England.

• Any member of the Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Committee on Climate Change.

• Any member of the Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.

• Any member of Community Justice Scotland.

• Any member of the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

• Any member of the Competition and Markets Authority.

• Any member of the Competition Service.

• Any member of the Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991(8).

• Any member of the Copyright Tribunal.

• Any member of the Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.

• Any member of the Covent Garden Market Authority.

• Any member of Creative Scotland.

• Any member of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

• Any member of the Criminal Courts Rules Council.

• Any member of the Crown Estate Commissioners.

• Any member of Crown Estate Scotland.

• Any member of the Development Commission.

• Any member of a Development Corporation within the meaning of the New Towns Act 1981(9) or the New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968(10).

• Any appointed member of the Disclosure and Barring Service.

• Any member of the Education Workforce Council.

• Any member of the Electoral Commission.

• Any member of the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

• Any member of the English Sports Council.

• Any member of the Environment Agency.

• Any member of the Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the First-tier Tribunal.

• Any member of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland.

• Any member of the Food and Drink Wales Industry Board.

• Any member of Food Standards Scotland.

• Any member of the Food Standards Agency.

• Any member of the Foreign Compensation Commission.

• Any member of the Forestry Commissioners.

• Any member of the Gambling Commission.

• Any member of the board of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

• Any member of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.

• Any member of the Health and Safety Executive.

• Any member of the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland.

• F2 ...

• F3 ...

• Any member of the Health Research Authority.

• Any member of Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

• Any member of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

• Any member of Historic Environment Scotland (within the meaning of paragraph 2 of schedule 1 of the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014(11)).

• Any member of the Homes and Communities Agency.

• Any member of the Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal for England and Wales.

• Any member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

• Any member of the Human Tissue Authority.

• Any member of the Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Independent Family Returns Panel.

• Any member of the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements.

• Any member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

• Any member of the Independent Office for Police Complaints.

• Any member of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

• Any member of an Industrial Court established in Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

• Any member of Invest Northern Ireland.

• Any member of a Joint Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997(12).

• Any member of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

• Any member of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

• Any member of the Labour Relations Agency.

• Any member of the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

• Any member of the Law Commission.

• Any member of the Legal Services Board.

• Any member of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

• Any member of the Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998(13).

• Any member of the Marine Management Organisation.

• Any member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales.

• Any member of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.

• Any member of the Money and Pensions Service.

• Any member of the NHS Pay Review Body.

• Any member of the National Crime Agency Remuneration Review Body.

• Any member of the Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland.

• Any member of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales.

• Any member of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

• Any member of the National Library of Scotland.

• Any member of the Board of Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland.

• Any member of Natural England.

• Any member of the Natural Resources Body for Wales.

• Any member of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

• Any member of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.

• Any member of the Northern Ireland Law Commission.

• Any member of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.

• Any member of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

• Any member of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

• Any member of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

• Any member of the Office of Communications.

• Any member of the Office for Legal Complaints.

• Any member of the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

• Any member of the Office of Rail and Road.

• Any member of the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

• Any member of the Office for Students.

• Any member of the Oil and Pipelines Agency.

• Any member of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Parole Board for England and Wales.

• Any member of the Parole Board for Scotland.

• Any member of the Board of the Pension Protection Fund.

• Any member of a Pensions Appeal Tribunal.

• Any member of the Pensions Regulator.

• Any member of the Planning Appeals Commission constituted under section 203 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011(14).

• Any member of a Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(15).

• Any member of a Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

• Any member of the Planning Inspectorate Board.

• Any member of the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales.

• Any member of the Police Remuneration Review Body.

• Any member of the Prison Service Pay Review Body.

• Any member of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.

• Any member of Qualifications Wales.

• Any member of a regional water authority established in accordance with section 2 of the Water Act 1973(16).

• Any member of the Regulatory Policy Committee.

• Any member of Revenue Scotland.

• Any member of the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration.

• Any member of the Risk Management Authority established under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003(17).

• Any member of a Rural Development Board.

• Any member of the School Teachers’ Review Body.

• Any member of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

• Any member of the Scottish Civil Justice Council.

• Any member of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights.

• Any member of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

• Any member of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.

• Any member of Scottish Enterprise.

• Any member of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

• Any member of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

• Any member of the Scottish Fiscal Commission.

• Any member of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council.

• Any member of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Advisory Panel.

• Any member of the Scottish Health Council established under paragraph 8(1) of schedule 5A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(18).

• Any member of the Scottish Housing Regulator.

• Any member of the Scottish Land Court.

• Any member of the Scottish Land Commission.

• Any member of the Scottish Law Commission.

• Any member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

• Any member of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission.

• Any member of Scottish Natural Heritage.

• Any member of the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

• Any member of the Scottish Sentencing Council.

• Any member of the Scottish Social Services Council.

• Any member of Scottish Water.

• Any member of the Sea Fish Industry Authority.

• Any member of the Sea Fish Licence Tribunal.

• Any member of the Security Industry Authority.

• Any member of Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig.

• Any member of the Senior Salaries Review Body.

• Any member of Sianel Pedwar Cymru Board.

• Any member of the Single Source Regulations Office.

• Any member of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.

• Any member of the Social Mobility Commission.

• Any member of the Social Security Advisory Committee.

• Any member of Social Work England.

• Any member of South of Scotland Enterprise.

• Any member of the Standards Commission for Scotland.

• Any member of the Standing Advisory Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

• Any member of the Statistics Board.

• Any member of the Transport Tribunal.

• Any member of the Tribunal established under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000(19).

• Any member of the Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(20).

• Any member of the trustee corporation established by section 75 of the Pensions Act 2008(21).

• Any member of the Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

• Any member of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

• Any member of the United Kingdom Sports Council.

• Any member of the Upper Tribunal.

• Any member of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.

• Any member of United Kingdom Research and Innovation, any Council or other committee of United Kingdom Research and Innovation, or any sub-committee of such a Council or committee.

• Any member of the Valuation Tribunal for England.

• Any member of the Valuation Tribunal Service.

• Any member of the Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland.

• Any member of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland.

• Any member of the Water Services Regulation Authority.

• Any member of the Welsh for Adults Scrutiny Committee.

• Any member of the Welsh Language Partnership Council.

• Any member of the Welsh Language Tribunal.

• Any member of the Welsh Water Authority.

• Any member of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.

• Adjudicator appointed by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

• Adjudicator appointed under section 25 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(22).

• 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.

• Appeal Officer for Community Interest Companies.

• Assessor appointed for the purposes of section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(23).

• Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland).

• Assistant Commissioner appointed under Part 2 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(24).

• Assistant Commissioner appointed under schedule 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986(25).

• Assistant Electoral Commissioners.

• Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster.

• Auditor of the Civil List.

• Auditor of the Court of Session.

• Auditor General for Scotland.

• Auditor General for Wales.

• Certification Officer or any assistant certification officer.

• Certification Officer for Northern Ireland appointed under Article 69 of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(26).

• Chair of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board.

• Chairman or Medical Director of the Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards.

• Chairman of an Agricultural Land Tribunal or member of a panel appointed under paragraph 14 or 15 of schedule 9 of the Agriculture Act 1947(27).

• Chair of the board of management of a college of further education which is designated as a regional college by order under section 7A(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005(28).

• Chairman or deputy chairman of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

• Chair or independent member of the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales.

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

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

• Chair, Deputy Chair or Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

• Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Institute.

• Chairman, executive director or Chief Executive Officer of Community Health Partnerships Limited.

• Chairman, Vice-Chairman or ordinary member of the British Broadcasting Corporation Board.

• Chairman or Director-General of the British Council.

• Chairman of the British Library Board.

• Chairman, or director appointed by the Secretary of State, of CDC Group p.l.c. (formerly the Commonwealth Development Corporation).

• Chairman of the Chief Executives’ Forum in Northern Ireland.

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

• Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

• Chairman or any member, not also being 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(29).

• Convener of the Crofting Commission.

• Chair, Deputy Chair or Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council.

• Chair, Deputy Chair or Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

• Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council.

• Chairman of the Fire and Rescue Service Board.

• Chairman of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.

• Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of a Health Board or a Special Health Board constituted under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

• Chairman of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.

• Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and Social Care trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(30).

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

• Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody.

• Paid Chairman of an Industrial Training Board constituted under the Industrial Training Act 1964(31) or the Industrial Training Act 1982(32) or of a committee appointed under either of those Acts or paid Deputy Chairman of such a board.

• Chairman of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

• Chairman of the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland.

• Chairman or Chief Executive of the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland.

• Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006(33).

• Chair, Deputy Chair or Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council.

• Chair or other member of Monitor.

• Chairman or Director of the National Forest Company.

• Chair or non-executive member of the National Health Service Commissioning Board.

• Chairman or other non-executive director of an NHS foundation trust.

• Chairman, executive director or Chief Executive Officer of NHS Property Services Limited.

• Chairman or non-executive director of a National Health Service trust established under the National Health Service Act 2006(34) or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

• Chair, Deputy Chair or Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council.

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Appeal Board.

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Clinical Excellence Awards Committee.

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council.

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Higher Education Council.

• Chair of the Northern Ireland Library Authority.

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

• Chairman or vice-chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.

• Chair or Chief Executive of NPL Management Limited.

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Screen Commission.

• Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

• Chair of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research.

• Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Patient Client Council established under section 16 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009(35).

• Chairman of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

• Chairman of Quality Meat Scotland.

• Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established under section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.

• Chair of a regional board established by or in pursuance of section 7B(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005(36).

• Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Business Services Organisation established under section 14 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.

• Chairman of a Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for any area of England and Wales.

• Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regional Health and Social Care Board established under section 7 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.

• Chair or any member, not also being an employee, of the Regulator of Social Housing.

• Convenor of the School Closure Review Panels.

• Chair or Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

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

• Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

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

• Chairman of a special health and social care agency established under Article 3 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990(37).

• Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland.

• Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Sports Council for Wales (known as Sport Wales).

• Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of any Special Health Authority.

• Chairman or Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company Limited.

• Chair, executive director or Chief Executive Officer of Supply Chain Coordination Limited.

• Chair, Deputy Chair or Chief Executive of the Technology Strategy Board.

• Chair or Chief Executive of UK Shared Business Services Limited.

• Chairman of the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.

• Chairperson or non-executive member of the Welsh Revenue Authority.

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

• Chief Commissioner or Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

• Chief Commissioner or Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

• Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland or any whole time officer appointed under section 14A(1) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962(38).

• Chief Executive or any member of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.

• Chief Executive or member of, or constable seconded to, the Scottish Police Authority.

• Chief Executive of SITPRO Limited.

• Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.

• Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency.

• Chief Land Registrar.

• Chief Ombudsman or an assistant ombudsman appointed under section 122 of the Legal Services Act 2007(39).

• Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations, the chair of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and any member of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation in receipt of remuneration.

• Children’s Commissioner.

• Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

• Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland.

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

• Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner appointed under section 50(1) or (2) of, or schedule 4 of, the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972(40).

• Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland.

• Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland.

• Commissioner of the City of London Police.

• Commissioner for Countering Extremism.

• Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.

• Commissioner of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.

• Commissioner for Older People in Wales.

• Commissioner for Public Appointments.

• Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.

• Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material.

• Commons Commissioner.

• Compliance Officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

• Comptroller and Auditor General.

• Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.

• Controller of Audit appointed under section 97(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(41).

• Coroner, deputy coroner or assistant deputy coroner appointed under the Coroners Act 1988(42).

• Coroner or deputy coroner appointed under section 2(1) of the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959(43).

• Coroner of the Queen’s household.

• Counsel to the Secretary of State under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936(44).

• Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.

• Deputy Chief Coroner appointed by the Lord Chancellor under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009(45) who is not also a senior coroner.

• Director of BAE Systems p.l.c. appointed subject to the approval of a Minister of the Crown or government department.

• Director of BPDTS Limited.

• Director of British Nuclear Fuels Limited.

• Director of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited.

• Director of Citybus Limited.

• Director of any of the following—

  (a)

  a company which for the time being holds a licence under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Transport Act 2000(46) (a licence company);

  (b)

  a company of which a licence company is a subsidiary (within the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006(47);

  (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 1 of Part 2 of the Water Industry Act 1991(48) 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 Part 3 or section 13 of the Industrial Development Act 1982(49), being a director nominated by a Minister of the Crown or government department.

• Director of a company which is a wholly owned subsidiary (within the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006) of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

• Director of a company which, within the meaning of Part 2 of the Railways Act 1993(50), is a successor company wholly owned by the Crown, being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown.

• Director 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 Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960(51) and is for the time being in force, being a director nominated by the Secretary of State.

• Director of David MacBrayne Limited.

• Director appointed at a salary of Disabled People’s Employment Corporation (GB) Ltd.

• Director of Electricity Settlements Company Ltd.

• Director of Flexibus Limited.

• Director of Genomics England Limited.

• Director in receipt of remuneration of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited.

• Director of Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

• Director in receipt of remuneration of Highways England Company Limited.

• Director in receipt of remuneration of Horticulture Research International.

• Director of ILF Scotland.

• Director of International Military Services Limited.

• Director of Labour Market Enforcement.

• Director of the Leasehold Advisory Service.

• Director of Life Sciences Hub Wales Limited.

• Director of Low Carbon Contracts Company Ltd.

• Director of Middletown Centre for Autism (Holdings) Limited or of Middletown Centre for Autism Limited.

• Director of NHS Professionals Limited.

• Director of Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited.

• Director of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company.

• Director of Northern Ireland Water Limited.

• Director of the original holding company (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011(52)), being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown.

• Director of Porton Biopharma Limited.

• Director, or Deputy Director, of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

• Director of a publicly controlled company (within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2004(53)) to which transfers have been made in accordance with provisions of nuclear transfer schemes authorised by that Chapter.

• Director of a publicly owned successor company (within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995(54)).

• Director of Scottish Futures Trust Limited.

• Director, other than an executive director, of the Scottish Prison Service.

• Director of Sector Development Wales Partnerships Limited.

• Director of Service Prosecutions.

• Director of The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited.

• Director of Skills for Care Ltd.

• Director of Strategic Investment Board Limited.

• Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Crown Agents Act 1995(55)), being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown.

• Director of Transport for Wales.

• Director of TS Prestwick Holdco Ltd or any company which is a subsidiary (within the meaning given by section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006) of it.

• Director in receipt of remuneration of UK Financial Investments Limited.

• Director of Ulsterbus Limited.

• Director of United Kingdom Anti-Doping Limited appointed by the members of the company.

• District judge appointed under section 6 of the County Courts Act 1984(56).

• Forensic Science Regulator.

• Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.

• Governor, Deputy Governor or non-executive director of the Bank of England.

• Governor or Administrator of a British overseas territory within the meaning of section 50(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981(57).

• Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary, or Captain of Invalids of Chelsea Hospital.

• Governor or other officer or member of the staff of a prison to which the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953(58) applies.

• Groceries Code Adjudicator or Deputy Groceries Code Adjudicator.

• Health Service Commissioner for England.

• Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru.

• Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales.

• Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales.

• Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary.

• Her Majesty’s Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service.

• High Commissioner representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

• Immigration Services Commissioner or Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner.

• Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner.

• Independent Case Examiner for the Department for Work and Pensions.

• Independent monitor appointed under section 119B(2) of the Police Act 1997(59).

• Independent reviewer of terrorism legislation appointed under section 36(1) of the Terrorism Act 2006(60).

• Information Commissioner.

• Inspectors of fire and rescue authorities in England appointed under section 28 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004(61).

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

• Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General, Assistant Judge Advocate General.

• Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman.

• Judicial Commissioner.

• Judicial Complaints Reviewer.

• Lay observer appointed under Article 42 of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976(62).

• Lyon Clerk.

• Lyon King of Arms.

• Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister under schedule 2 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958(63).

• Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed under section 3 of the Agricultural Marketing Act (Northern Ireland) 1964(64) or schedule 2 of the Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982(65).

• Member appointed by the Head of the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland of the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland.

• Member appointed by the Scottish Ministers of the Crofting Commission.

• Member appointed by the Scottish Ministers of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.

• Member of Audit Scotland appointed under section 10(2)(c) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000(66) or member of the staff of Audit Scotland.

• Member of the Big Lottery Fund or of a committee established by the Fund under paragraph 7 of schedule 4A of the National Lottery Act 1993(67).

• Ordinary member of a British Broadcasting Corporation Audience Council for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales.

• Member in receipt of remuneration of the British Tourist Authority, the English Tourist Board or VisitScotland.

• Member of the staff of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

• Member of the staff of the Commissioner for Older People in Wales.

• Member of the staff of Crown Estate Scotland.

• Member of the Determinations Panel established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004(68).

• Member of the staff of the Disclosure and Barring Service.

• Member of the staff of the Electoral Commission.

• Member of the governing body of the Financial Conduct Authority.

• Member of the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England appointed under section 9B(1)(d) or (e) of the Bank of England Act 1998(69).

• Member of the staff of the Forestry Commissioners.

• Member, not also being a Forestry Commissioner or officer of the Forestry Commissioners, of a committee appointed for England, Scotland or Wales under section 2(3) of the Forestry Act 1967(70).

• Member in receipt of remuneration of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.

• Member appointed by the Secretary of State of the Horserace Betting Levy Board.

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

• Member of a Mayoral Development Corporation established under Part 8 of the Localism Act 2011(71).

• Member 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 or employee of the National Audit Office.

• Member of the staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office.

• Member of the panel of persons available to serve as chairmen of the Care Tribunal in Northern Ireland.

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

• Member of staff of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Energy Act 2013(72)).

• Member of a panel of persons appointed under schedule 10 of the Rent Act 1977(73) to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees.

• Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6 of the Social Security Act 1998(74).

• Member of a panel of persons appointed under Article 7 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(75) to act as members of appeal tribunals.

• Member in receipt of remuneration of the Passengers’ Council.

• Member of the governing body of the Prudential Regulation Authority.

• Member of staff of the Pubs Code Adjudicator.

• Member in receipt of remuneration of a residuary body established by Part 7 of the Local Government Act 1985(76).

• Member of the staff of the Scottish Parliament appointed by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body under the Scotland Act 1998(77).

• Member of the staff of the State Pathology Service for Northern Ireland.

• Member in receipt of remuneration of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Pension Board.

• Member in receipt of remuneration of an urban development corporation (within the meaning of Part XVI of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980(78)).

• Member of staff of the Wales Audit Office.

• National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards.

• National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.

• Non-executive director of the advisory Board of the Oil and Gas Authority.

• Non-executive member of Forestry and Land Scotland.

• Non-executive member of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

• Non-executive member of Public Health England.

• Non-executive member of Scottish Forestry.

• Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman.

• Officer or servant of the Crown Estate Commissioners.

• Officer, clerk or servant appointed or employed under section 20 of the Greenwich Hospital Act 1865(79).

• Officer of the Senior Courts being the holder of any office listed in any Part of schedule 2 of the Senior Courts Act 1981(80) or a district judge of the High Court.

• Ombudsman 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.

• Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

• Parole Commissioner for Northern Ireland.

• Pensions Ombudsman and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993(81).

• Person appointed, or deemed to be appointed, as an assessor for the purposes of section 18(1) of the Scottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010(82).

• Person appointed under section 3(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(83) to carry out functions relating to the political restriction of posts under local authorities (within the meaning of Part 1 of that Act).

• Person appointed under section 27A of the Registered Designs Act 1949(84) to hear and determine appeals against decisions of the registrar under that Act.

• Person appointed under paragraph 2(1) of schedule 2A of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010(85) to be eligible to serve as a member of a School Closure Review Panel.

• Person appointed to chair the Sports Grounds Safety Authority.

• Person appointed to hear and determine appeals under the Trade Marks Act 1994(86).

• Person holding a politically restricted post (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989) under a local authority (within the meaning of that Part) or a National Park authority.

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

• Person providing audit services to the Wales Audit Office or Auditor General for Wales.

• Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.

• Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

• President of appeal tribunals (within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998) appointed under section 5 of that Act.

• President of appeal tribunals appointed under Article 6 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

• President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland), Employment Judge, or member of a panel of members of employment tribunals that is not a panel of Employment Judges.

• President or member of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.

• President or vice-president of the panel of persons appointed under schedule 4 of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1984(87) to act as chairmen and other members of private rented housing committees.

• President, or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairman or other members, of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

• President, or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairman or other members, of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales.

• Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

• Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales.

• Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

• Public Works Loan Commissioner.

• Pubs Code Adjudicator or Deputy Pubs Code Adjudicator.

• Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.

• Regional returning officer for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998.

• Registrar of companies for England and Wales.

• Registrar of companies for Northern Ireland.

• Registrar of companies for Scotland.

• Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists.

• Registrar, or any member, of the General Council of Osteopaths.

• Registrar, or any member, of the General Chiropractic Council.

• Registrar, or any member, of the General Dental Council.

• Registrar, or any member, of the General Medical Council.

• Registrar, or any member, of the General Optical Council.

• Registrar, or any member, of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

• Registrar, or any member, of the Health and Care Professions Council.

• Registrar, or any member, of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

• Registrar of the Privy Council.

• Registrar of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

• Registration Officer appointed under section 8(2), (2A) or (3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(88).

• Regulator of Community Interest Companies.

• Rent officer or deputy rent officer appointed in pursuance of a scheme under section 63 of the Rent Act 1977(89).

• Returning Officer under section 25(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and any Deputy Returning Officer appointed by him.

• Reviewer appointed under section 40 of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007(90).

• Scottish Biometrics Commissioner.

• Scottish Information Commissioner.

• Scottish Public Services Ombudsman or deputy Scottish Public Services Ombudsman appointed under section 1 of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002(91).

• Scottish Road Works Commissioner.

• Senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner appointed under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009(92).

• Sentence Review Commissioner.

• Service Complaints Ombudsman.

• 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 Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978(93).

• Surveillance Camera Commissioner.

• Traffic commissioner appointed under section 4 of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981(94).

• Welsh Language Commissioner and Deputy Welsh Language Commissioner.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. Pt. 1 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 98(2)

F2 Words in sch. Pt. 1 omitted (1.2.2023) by virtue of The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/98), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 61 (with reg. 3)

F3 Words in sch. Pt. 1 omitted (1.4.2023) by virtue of The Health Education England (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/368), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 27 (with reg. 7)

PART 2 S OFFICE-HOLDERS DISQUALIFIED FOR PARTICULAR CONSTITUENCIES AND REGIONS

Commencement Information

I6 Sch. Pt. 2 in force at 15.10.2020, see art. 1

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Office-holders	Constituencies	Region
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant and any Lieutenant for an area in Scotland.	Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the area in which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or for which either the Lord-Lieutenant discharges the Lord-Lieutenant’s functions or the Lieutenant discharges the Lieutenant’s functions.	Any region comprising the whole or part of the area in which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or for which either the Lord-Lieutenant discharges the Lord-Lieutenant’s functions or the Lieutenant discharges the Lieutenant’s functions.
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant and any Lieutenant for the city of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow.	Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the city in which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or for which the Lieutenant is appointed.	Any region comprising the whole or part of the city in which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or for which the Lieutenant is appointed.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order specifies the office holders who are disqualified from being a member of the Scottish Parliament. Part 1 of the schedule specifies the office-holders who are disqualified from being a member of the Parliament. Part 2 of the schedule specifies the office-holders who are disqualified from being a member of the Parliament but only for particular constituencies or regions.

The Order revokes and replaces the Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2015.

(1)

1998 c.46.

(2)

Section 115(1) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 7 have been modified by paragraph 5(2) of schedule 3 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10).

(3)

S.S.I. 2015/350 as amended by paragraph 10(a) and (b) of schedule 1 of the Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 (asp 1), S.S.I. 2016/338, S.S.I. 2017/36 and S.S.I. 2018/4.

(4)

2002 asp 14.

(5)

1994 c.15.

(6)

1975 c.68.

(7)

1986 c.56.

(8)

1991 c.56. Section 27A was inserted by section 35(1) of the Water Act 2003 (c.37).

(9)

1981 c.64.

(10)

1968 c.16.

(11)

2014 asp 19.

(12)

1997 c.8.

(13)

1998 c.39.

(14)

2011 c. 25 (N.I.).

(15)

1990 c.8.

(16)

1973 c.37.

(17)

2003 asp 7.

(18)

1978 c.29. Schedule 5A was inserted by paragraph 1 of schedule 16 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).

(19)

2000 c.23.

(20)

1998 c.47.

(21)

2008 c.30.

(22)

1998 c.31.

(23)

1988 c.33.

(24)

1973 c.65.

(25)

1986 c.56.

(26)

S.I. 1992/807 (N.I. 5).

(27)

1947 c.48.

(28)

2005 asp 6. Section 7A was inserted by section 5(1) of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12).

(29)

1978 c.29.

(30)

S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1).

(31)

1964 c.16.

(32)

1982 c.10.

(33)

2006 c.42.

(34)

2006 c.41.

(35)

2009 c. 1 (N.I.).

(36)

2005 asp 6. Section 7B was inserted by section 8(1) of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12).

(37)

S.I. 1990/247 (N.I. 3).

(38)

1962 c. 14 (N.I.). Section 14A was inserted by article 6(1) of S.I. 1972/1264 (N.I. 13).

(39)

2007 c.29.

(40)

1972 c. 9 (N.I.).

(41)

1973 c.65.

(42)

1988 c.13.

(43)

1959 c. 15 (N.I.).

(44)

1936 c.52.

(45)

2009 c.25.

(46)

2000 c.38.

(47)

2006 c.46.

(48)

1991 c.56.

(49)

1982 c.52.

(50)

1993 c.43.

(51)

1960 c.31.

(52)

2011 c.5. See section 15(1) for the definition of “the original holding company”.

(53)

2004 c.20.

(54)

1995 c.37.

(55)

1995 c.24.

(56)

1984 c.28.

(57)

1981 c.61. Section 50(1) was relevantly amended by section 1(1) of the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 (c.8).

(58)

1953 c. 18 (N.I.).

(59)

1997 c.50. Section 119B was inserted by section 28 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c.47).

(60)

2006 c.11.

(61)

2004 c.21. Section 28 was amended by section 11(2) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c.4).

(62)

S.I. 1976/582 (N.I. 12).

(63)

1958 c.47.

(64)

1964 c.13 (N.1.).

(65)

S.I. 1982/1080 (N.I. 12).

(66)

2000 asp 1.

(67)

1993 c.39. Schedule 4A was inserted by section 14(2) of, and schedule 2 to, the National Lottery Act 2006 (c.23).

(68)

2004 c.35.

(69)

1988 c.11. Section 9B was inserted by section 4(1) of the Financial Services Act 2012 (c.21).

(70)

1967 c.10.

(71)

2011 c.20.

(72)

2013 c.32.

(73)

1977 c.42.

(74)

1998 c.14.

(75)

S.I. 1998/1506 (N.I. 10).

(76)

1985 c.51.

(77)

1998 c.46.

(78)

1980 c.65.

(79)

1865 c.89.

(80)

1981 c.54.

(81)

1993 c.48. Section 145A was inserted by section 274(3) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c.35).

(82)

2010 asp 11.

(83)

1989 c.42.

(84)

1949 c.88. Section 27A was inserted by section 10(2) of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 (c.18).

(85)

2010 asp 2. Schedule 2A was inserted by section 81(5) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8).

(86)

1994 c.26.

(87)

1984 c.58.

(88)

1983 c.2. Subsection (2A) was inserted into section 8 by paragraph 68(1) of schedule 16 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19).

(89)

1977 c.42.

(90)

2007 c.6.

(91)

2002 asp 11.

(92)

2009 c.25.

(93)

1978 c.23.

(94)

1981 c.14.