Elections Act 2022 (c. 37)

Part 5 U.K. Disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc

37 Interpretation of Part U.K.

(1) In this Part—

• “disqualification order” means an order made under section 30;

• “relevant elective office” means the office of—

  (a)

  member of the House of Commons;

  (b)

  member of Senedd Cymru;

  (c)

  member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

  (d)

  member of a local authority in England, Wales or Northern Ireland;

  (e)

  elected mayor (within the meaning of Part 1A or 2 of the Local Government Act 2000);

  (f)

  mayor for the area of a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;

  (fa)

  [F1 mayor for the area of a combined county authority established under section 9(1) of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;]

  (h)

  Mayor of London;

  (i)

  member of the London Assembly;

  (j)

  police and crime commissioner;

• “relevant Scottish elective office” means the office of—

  (a)

  member of the Scottish Parliament, or

  (b)

  member of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

(2) In the definition of “relevant elective office” in subsection (1), “local authority” means—

(a) in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a parish council, a London borough council or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

(b) in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council;

(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, a district council.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 37(1) inserted (26.12.2023) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), s. 255(2)(b)(ii), Sch. 4 para. 227 (with s. 247); S.I. 2023/1405, reg. 7(b)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 37 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)

I2 S. 37 in force at 1.11.2023 by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 3(e)