# The Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospital Authorities (Functions and Membership) Regulations 1996, Regulation 8: Disqualification for appointment


(1) Subject to regulation 9 (cessation of disqualification for appointment) a person shall be disqualified from membership as a non-officer member if—
(a) he has within the preceding five years been convicted in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man of any offence and has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment (whether or not this term was suspended) for a period of not less than three months without the option of a fine;
(b) he has been adjudged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors;
(c) he has been dismissed, otherwise than by reason of redundancy, from any paid employment with a health service body;
(d) he has had his name removed, by a direction under section 46 of the 1977 Act from any list prepared under Part II of that Act and has not subsequently had his name included in such a list;
(e) he is a person whose tenure of office as chairman or as a member of a health service body has been terminated on the grounds that—
(i) it was not in the interests of the health service body or of the health service that he should continue to hold that office;
(ii) he failed, without reasonable excuse, to attend any meeting of that health service body for a period of 6 months; or
(iii) he failed to disclose a pecuniary interest;
(f) he is a member, director, officer or paid employee of a health service body;
(g) he is a general medical or general dental practitioner or an employee of either of those;
(h) he holds any paid employment or office with a trade union which represents the interests of members who are employed by a health service body.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) the date of conviction shall be deemed to be—
(a) subject to sub-paragraph (b) the date on which the ordinary period allowed for making an appeal or application with respect to the conviction expires; or
(b) if such an appeal or application is made, the date on which the appeal or application with respect to the conviction is finally disposed of or abandoned or fails by reason of its not being prosecuted.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) a person shall not be treated as having been in paid employment by reason only of his chairmanship or membership of a health service body.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/489/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ashworth-broadmoor-and-rampton-hospital-authorities-functions-and-membership-regulations-1996/regulation-8
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