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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006/schedule-1A/part-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/32",
  "legislation_title": "Government of Wales Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006",
  "path": "schedule/1A/part/2",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "OFFICES THAT DISQUALIFY THE HOLDER",
  "text": "TABLE\nOffices and bodies in respect of which there are disqualifying offices\nThe disqualifying offices\nArmed forces\nMembers of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the regular army (as defined by section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)) or the Royal Air Force, not including—\n(a)an officer on the retired or emergency list of any of the regular armed forces of the Crown,\n(b)a person who holds an emergency commission in any of those forces,\n(c)a person who belongs to any reserve of officers of any of those forces,\n(d)a naval, army, marine or air force pensioner, or former soldier who is liable to be recalled for service, or\n(e)a person who is an Admiral of the Fleet, a Field Marshal or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force and does not for the time being hold an appointment in the naval, military or air force service of the Crown\nAuditor General for Wales or Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru\nThe Auditor General\nChildren’s Commissioner for Wales or Comisiynydd Plant Cymru\nThe Commissioner and deputy Commissioner\nCivil service\nMembers of the civil service of the State, including the civil service of Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Court Service, Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service\nCivil Service Commission\nThe First Civil Service Commissioner and Civil Service Commissioners\nCommission for Equality and Human Rights\nThe Commissioners\nCommissioner for Older People in Wales or Comisiynydd Pobl Hŷn Cymru\nThe Commissioner and deputy Commissioner\nCommissioner for Public Appointments\nThe Commissioner\nComptroller and Auditor General or Rheolwr ac Archwilydd Cyffredinol\nThe Comptroller and Auditor General\nDemocracy and Boundary Commission Cymru or Comisiwn Democratiaeth a Ffiniau Cymru\nThe members, assistant commissioners and chief executive of the Commission\nElectoral Commission or Comisiwn Etholiadol\nThe Electoral Commissioners and members of the staff of the Commission\nElectoral Registration Officers\nElectoral registration officer for any area in Wales\nFuture Generations Commissioner for Wales or Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol Cymru\nThe Commissioner\nHer Majesty‘s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru\nThe Chief Inspector\nIndependent Remuneration Board of the Senedd or Bwrdd Taliadau Annibynnol y Senedd\nThe members of the Board\n...\n...\nJudicial offices\nThe following judicial offices—\n(a)Judge of the Supreme Court;\n(b)Judge of the High Court or Court of Appeal in England and Wales;\n(c)Judge of the Court of Session or Temporary Judge in Scotland;\n(d)Judge of the High Court or Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland;\n(e)Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court;\n(f)Chairman of the Scottish Land Court;\n(g)Circuit Judge in England and Wales;\n(h)Sheriff principal, sheriff, summary sheriff, temporary sheriff principal, part-time sheriff or part-time summary sheriff in Scotland;\n(i)County Court Judge or deputy County Court Judge in Northern Ireland;\n(j)District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) (but not Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)) in England and Wales;\n(k)District judge (magistrates’ courts) or deputy district judge (magistrates’ courts) in Northern Ireland;\n(l)President of Welsh Tribunals or Llywydd Tribiwnlysoedd Cymru;\n(m)Judge of the Upper Tribunal;\n(n)legal member of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland;\n(o)Chief or other Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland or deputy Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland;\n(p)Chief or other Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland or deputy Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland\nLegislatures\nMembers of the legislature of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom\nLieutenancies\nLord-lieutenant or lieutenant of any area in Wales\n. . .\n. . .\nParliamentary Commissioner for Administration\nThe Commissioner\nPolice forces\nMembers of any police force maintained by—\n(a)a local policing body (within the meaning given by section 101 of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16)),\n(b)the Scottish Police Authority, or\n(c)the Northern Ireland Policing Board,\nand “member” in relation to a police force means a person holding office as a constable of that force\nPublic Services Ombudsman for Wales or Ombwdsmon Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Cymru\nThe Ombudsman\nReturning officers for Senedd elections\nThe returning officer for any Senedd constituency ...\nSenedd Commission\nMembers of the staff of the Senedd\nSenedd Commissioner for Standards or Comisiynydd Safonau y Senedd\nThe Commissioner\nSheriffs\nThe high sheriff of any area in Wales\nWelsh Language Commissioner or Comisiynydd y Gymraeg\nThe Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner and the members of the Advisory Panel to the Welsh Language Commissioner",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 1A inserted (15.1.2020 with effect for the purposes of a Senedd election at which the poll is held on or after 5.4.2021) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(1)(c), Sch. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 Table inserted (25.6.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 16(3), 25(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 Table omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5), s. 72(4), Sch. 1 para. 12; S.I. 2024/1337, art. 3(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 Table omitted (25.6.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), s. 25(1)(a), Sch. 1 para. 41"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1A Pt. 2 Table omitted (24.8.2024) by virtue of Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (asc 4), ss. 10(8), 25(2)(b) (with s. 24(1))"
    }
  ],
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