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House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

1975 c. 24 · Enacted 8 May 1975 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Sch. 1 Pt. 3entry insertedTransport Act 1982 Sch. 5 para. 20
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Sch. 1 Pt. 2entry repealedPolice (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 Sch. 6
Sch. 1 Pt. 3entry repealedGreater London Authority Act 1999 Sch. 27 para. 39(2)(c) Sch. 34 Pt. 7
Sch. 1 Pt. 2words repealedPostal Services Act 2000 Sch. 9
Sch. 1 Pt. 2entry repealedTransport Act 2000 Sch. 31 Pt. 4
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Sch. 1 Pt. 3words insertedParliamentary Standards Act 2009 Sch. 2 para. 9(1)
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Sch. 1 Pt. 3words omittedTertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) 2024 art. 2(2)

X1An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to disqualification for membership of the House of Commons.

[8th May 1975]

I1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Commencement

I1

Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

Editorial notes

X1

The originating text of this Act on SLD is derived from Reprint No. 12, containing those amendments that were in force on 1.1.1991

Contents

  1. 1Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places.
  2. 2Ministerial offices.
  3. 3Reserve and auxiliary forces, etc.
  4. 4Stewardship of Chiltern Hundreds, etc.
  5. 5Power to amend Schedule 1.
  6. 6Effects of disqualification and provision for relief.
  7. 7Jurisdiction of Privy Council as to disqualification.
  8. 8Relaxation of obligation to accept office.
  9. 9Interpretation.
  10. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 11Short title and extent.
  12. Schedule 1: Offices disqualifying for membership
  13. Part I: Judicial offices
  14. Paragraph
  15. Part II: Bodies of which all members are disqualified
  16. Paragraph
  17. Part III: Other disqualifying offices
  18. Paragraph
  19. IVOffices disqualifying for particular constituencies
  20. Schedule 2: Ministerial Offices
  21. Paragraph

1Disqualification of holders of certain offices and places.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person is disqualified for membership of the House of Commons who for the time being—

F1(za)

is a Lord Spiritual;

(a)

holds any of the judicial offices specified in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Act;

(b)

is employed in the civil service of the Crown, whether in an established capacity or not, and whether for the whole or part of his time;

C1(c)

is a member of any of the regular armed forces of the Crown F2. . .;

(d)

is a member of any police force maintained by F3a local policing body or a police authority;

F4(da)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(e)

is a member of the legislature of any country or territory outside the Commonwealth F5(other than Ireland); or

(f)

holds any office described in Part II or Part III of Schedule 1.

(2)

A person who for the time being holds any office described in Part IV of Schedule 1 is disqualified for membership of the House of Commons for any constituency specified in relation to that office in the second column of Part IV.

(3)

In this section—

  • “civil service of the Crown” includes the civil service of Northern Ireland F6..., Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service and Her Majesty’s Overseas Civil Service;

  • “police authority” means any police authority within the meaning of F7the Police Act 1996 F8, the Scottish Police Authority, or the F9Northern Ireland Policing Board; and “member” in relation to a police force means a person employed as a full-time constable;

  • “regular armed forces of the Crown” means the Royal Navy, F10the Royal Marines, the regular army (as defined by section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) or the Royal Air Force.

(4)

Except as provided by this Act, a person shall not be disqualified for membership of the House of Commons by reason of his holding an office or place of profit under the Crown or any other office or place; and a person shall not be disqualified for appointment to or for holding any office or place by reason of his being a member of that House.

2Ministerial offices.

C1(1)

Not more than ninety-five persons being the holders of offices specified in Schedule 2 to this Act (in this section referred to as Ministerial offices) shall be entitled to sit and vote in the House of Commons at any one time.

C2(2)

If at any time the number of members of the House of Commons who are holders of Ministerial offices exceeds the number entitled to sit and vote in that House under subsection (1) above, none except any who were both members of that House and holders of Ministerial offices before the excess occurred shall sit or vote therein until the number has been reduced, by death, resignation or otherwise, to the number entitled to sit and vote as aforesaid.

(3)

A person holding a Ministerial office is not disqualified by this Act by reason of any office held by him ex officio as the holder of that Ministerial office.

3Reserve and auxiliary forces, etc.

(1)

Notwithstanding section 1(1)(c) above—

(a)

a person who is an officer on the retired or emergency list of any of the regular armed forces of the Crown, or who holds an emergency commission in any of those forces, or belongs to any reserve of officers of any of those forces, is not disqualified as a member of those forces; and

(b)

a naval, army, marine or air force pensioner F1, or former soldier, who is recalled for service for which he is liable as such is not disqualified as a member of the regular armed forces of the Crown.

(2)

A person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(c) above by reason of his being an Admiral of the Fleet, a Field Marshal or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force, if he does not for the time being hold an appointment in the naval, military or air force service of the Crown.

(3)

A person is not disqualified under section 1(1)(b) above by reason of his being a member of the Royal Observer Corps unless he is employed as such for the whole of his time.

4Stewardship of Chiltern Hundreds, etc.

For the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to the vacation of the seat of a member of the House of Commons who becomes disqualified by this Act for membership of that House, the office of steward or bailiff of Her Majesty’s three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham, or of the Manor of Northstead, shall be treated as included among the offices described in Part III of Schedule 1 to this Act.

5Power to amend Schedule 1.

(1)

If at any time it is resolved by the House of Commons that Schedule 1 to this Act be amended, whether by the addition or omission of any office or the removal of any office from one Part of the Schedule to another, or by altering the description of any office specified therein, Her Majesty may by Order in Council amend that Schedule accordingly.

(2)

A copy of this Act as from time to time amended by Order in Council under this section or by or under any other enactment shall be prepared and certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments and deposited with the rolls of Parliament; and all copies of this Act thereafter to be printed by Her Majesty’s printer shall be printed in accordance with the copy so certified.

6Effects of disqualification and provision for relief.

(1)

Subject to any order made by the House of Commons under this section—

(a)

if any person disqualified by this Act for membership of that House, or for membership for a particular constituency, is elected as a member of that House, or as a member for that constituency, as the case may be, his election shall be void; and

(b)

if any person being a member of that House becomes disqualified by this Act for membership, or for membership for the constituency for which he is sitting, his seat shall be vacated.

C1C2(2)

If, in a case falling or alleged to fall within subsection (1) above, it appears to the House of Commons that the grounds of disqualification or alleged disqualification under this Act which subsisted or arose at the material time have been removed, and that it is otherwise proper so to do, that House may by order direct that any such disqualification incurred on those grounds at that time shall be disregarded for the purposes of this section.

(3)

No order under subsection (2) above shall affect the proceedings on any election petition or any determination of an election court, and this subsection shall have effect subject to the provisions of section 144(7) of the M1Representation of the People Act 1983 (making of an order by the House of Commons when informed of a certificate and any report of an election court).

(4)

In any case where, by virtue of the M2Recess Elections Act 1975, the Speaker of the House of Commons would be required to issue during a recess of that House a warrant for a new writ for election of a member, in the room of a member becoming disqualified by this Act, he may, if it appears to him that an opportunity should be given to that House to consider the making of an order under subsection (2) above, defer the issue of his warrant pending the determination of that House.

7Jurisdiction of Privy Council as to disqualification.C1C2

(1)

Any person who claims that a person purporting to be a member of the House of Commons is disqualified by this Act, or has been so disqualified at any time since his election, may apply to Her Majesty in Council, in accordance with such rules as Her Majesty in Council may prescribe, for a declaration to that effect.

(2)

Section 3 of the M1Judicial Committee Act 1833 (reference to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of appeals to Her Majesty in Council) shall apply to any application under this section as it applies to an appeal to Her Majesty in Council from a court.

(3)

Upon any such application the person in respect of whom the application is made shall be the respondent; and the applicant shall give such security for the costs of the proceedings, not exceeding £200, as the Judicial Committee may direct.

(4)

For the purpose of determining any issue of fact arising on an application under this section the Judicial Committee may direct the issue to be tried—

(a)

if the constituency for which the respondent purports to be a member is in England or Wales, in the High Court;

(b)

if that constituency is in Scotland, in the Court of Session;

(c)

if that constituency is in Northern Ireland, in the High Court in Northern Ireland;

and the decision of that Court shall be final.

(5)

A declaration under this section may be made in respect of any person whether the grounds of the alleged disqualification subsisted at the time of his election or arose subsequently; but no such declaration shall be made—

(a)

in the case of disqualification incurred by any person on grounds which subsisted at the time of his election, if an election petition is pending or has been tried in which his disqualification on those grounds is or was in issue;

(b)

in the case of disqualification incurred by any person on any grounds, if an order has been made by the House of Commons under section 6(2) above directing that any disqualification incurred by him on those grounds shall be disregarded for the purposes of that section.

F1(6)

In this section, a reference to disqualification by this Act includes a reference to disqualification by virtue of an order under section 30 of the Elections Act 2022 (disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc).

8Relaxation of obligation to accept office.

(1)

No person being a member of the House of Commons, or for the time being nominated as a candidate for election to that House, shall be required to accept any office or place by virtue of which he would be disqualified by this Act for membership of that House, or for membership of that House for the constituency for which he is sitting or is a candidate.

(2)

This section does not affect any obligation to serve in the armed forces of the Crown, whether imposed by an enactment or otherwise.

9Interpretation.

In this Act—

  • “Minister of State” means a member of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom who neither has charge of any public department nor holds any other of the offices specified in Schedule 2 to this Act or any office in respect of which a salary is payable out of money provided by Parliament under section 3(1)(b) of the M1Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975;

  • “Parliamentary Secretary” includes a person holding Ministerial office (however called) as assistant to a Member of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, but not having departmental responsibilities.

10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

11Short title and extent.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.

(2)

This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

  • F1Judge of the Supreme Court.

  • Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal.

  • F2Judge of the Court of Session, or Temporary Judge in Scotland

  • Judge of the High Court of Justice or Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland.

  • F3Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court.

  • Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.

  • Circuit Judge.

  • F4Sheriff principal, sheriff, summary sheriff, temporary sheriff principal, part-time sheriff or part-time summary sheriff in Scotland

  • County Court Judge or deputy County Court Judge in Northern Ireland.

  • F5District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) (but not Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)).

  • F6District judge (magistrates' courts), or deputy district judge (magistrates' courts), in Northern Ireland.

  • F7...

  • F8...

  • F9...

  • F10Chief or other Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland F11or deputy Child Support Commissioner for Northern Ireland.

  • Chief or other Social Security Commissioner F12(not including a deputy Commissioner).

  • F13Chief or other Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland F14or deputy Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland.

  • F15...

  • F16...

  • F17...

  • F1The Accounts Commission for Scotland.

  • F2...

  • F3The Advanced Research and Invention Agency.

  • F4...

  • F5...

  • F6The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

  • F7...

  • F8The Antarctic Act Tribunal established under regulations made under the Antarctic Act 1994.

  • F9...

  • An Arbitration Tribunal established under Schedule 3 to the M1Industry Act 1975.

  • F10The Armed Forces Pay Review Body.

  • F11The Arts Council of England.

  • F12The Board of the Pension Protection Fund.

  • F13Boundaries Scotland

  • The British Railways Board.

  • F14...

  • F15The British Transport Police Authority.

  • The British Waterways Board.

  • F16The Building Safety Regulator

  • F17Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Board).

  • F18The Care Council for Wales.

  • F19The Care Quality Commission F20and the Healthwatch England committee .

  • F21The Central Arbitration Committee.

  • F22The Channel Four Television Corporation.

  • F23F24The Charity Commission.

  • F25The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F26...

  • F27...

  • F28The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.

  • The Civil Aviation Authority.

  • F29The Civil Nuclear Police Authority.

  • The Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal.

  • F30The Civil Service Commission

  • F31The Coal Authority.

  • F32Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment.

  • F33The Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

  • F34The Commission on Human Medicines.

  • The Commission for Local Administration in England.

  • F35...

  • F36The Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern Ireland.

  • F37The Committee on Climate Change.

  • F38The Competition Appeal Tribunal.

  • F39...

  • F40The Competition and Markets Authority.

  • F41The Competition Service.

  • F42The Consumer Council for Water, and each regional committee of the Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 1991.

  • F43Consumer Scotland.

  • The Copyright Tribunal.

  • F44The Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.

  • F45...

  • The Covent Garden Market Authority.

  • F46The Criminal Cases Review Commission.

  • The Crown Estate Commissioners.

  • F47Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management).

  • F48...

  • F49The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru.

  • The Development Commission.

  • A Development Corporation within the meaning of the M2New Towns Act 1981 or the M3New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968.

  • F50...

  • F51The Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for Northern Ireland.

  • F52The Disclosure and Barring Service.

  • F53 The Electoral Commission.

  • F54The Employment Appeal Tribunal.

  • F55The English Sports Council.

  • F56The Environment Agency.

  • F57Environmental Standards Scotland.

  • F58The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • The Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

  • F59The First-tier Tribunal.

  • F60The Food Standards Agency.

  • The Foreign Compensation Commission.

  • The Forestry Commissioners.

  • F61The Gambling Commission.

  • F62...

  • F63The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority.

  • F64...

  • F65The Health and Care Professions Council

  • The Health and Safety Executive.

  • F66...

  • F67The Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland.

  • F68...

  • F69The Health Research Authority.

  • F70Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

  • Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

  • F71The Homes and Communities Agency.

  • F72The Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal for England and Wales.

  • The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

  • F73The Human Tissue Authority.

  • The Independent Commission for Police Complaints for Northern Ireland.

  • F74The Independent Football Regulator.

  • F75The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements.

  • F76The Independent Office for Police Conduct.

  • F77The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

  • F78...

  • An Industrial Court established in Northern Ireland.

  • The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.

  • F79...

  • F80The Infected Blood Compensation Authority.

  • F81The Information Commission.

  • F82Invest Northern Ireland.

  • A Joint Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act F831997.

  • F84The Judicial Appointments Commission.

  • The Labour Relations Agency.

  • The Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

  • The Lands Tribunal for Scotland.

  • The Law Commission.

  • F85The Legal Services Board.

  • F86...

  • F87...

  • F88The Local Audit Office.

  • F89The Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

  • F90...

  • F91...

  • F92The Low Pay Commission appointed under section 8(9) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.

  • F93The Marine Management Organisation.

  • F94A Mayoral development corporation (see section 198 of the Localism Act 2011).

  • F95The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales

  • The Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern Ireland.

  • The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland.

  • F96The Money and Pensions Service.

  • F97The National Audit Office.

  • F98...

  • F99The NHS Pay Review Body.

  • F100...

  • F101The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

  • F102...

  • F103...

  • F104Natural England.

  • F105The Natural Resources Body for Wales.

  • The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

  • F106 The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission.

  • F107The Northern Ireland Law Commission.

  • F108The Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.

  • F109The Northern Ireland Social Care Council.

  • F110The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

  • F111The Office for Budget Responsibility.

  • F112The Office of Communications.

  • F113The Office for Environmental Protection.

  • ...

  • F114...

  • F115The Office for Legal Complaints.

  • F116The Office for Nuclear Regulation.

  • F117The Office of Rail and Road.

  • F118The Office of the Renewable Fuels Agency.

  • F119The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills.

  • F120The Office for Students.

  • F121...

  • F122...

  • The Oil and Pipelines Agency.

  • F123The Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • The Parole Board F124...

  • The Parole Board for Scotland F125...

  • A Pensions Appeal Tribunal.

  • F126The Pensions Regulator.

  • F127...

  • F128The Planning Appeals Commission constituted under section 203 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

  • A Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part III of the M4Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

  • A Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under F129Part III of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.

  • F130The Police Remuneration Review Body.

  • F131...

  • F132The Prison Service Pay Review Body.

  • F133The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

  • F134Qualifications Scotland.

  • F135A regional committee of the Gas and Electricity Consumer Council established under section 18(2) of the Utilities Act 2000.

  • A regional water authority established in accordance with section 2 of the M5Water Act 1973.

  • F136The Regulator of Social Housing

  • F137...

  • F138Revenue Scotland

  • F139...

  • F140The Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration.

  • F141The Risk Management Authority established under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003.

  • A Rural Development Board.

  • F142The School Teachers' Review Body.

  • F143The Scottish Charity Regulator.

  • F144...

  • F145...

  • F146The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission.

  • Scottish Enterprise.

  • The Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

  • F147The Scottish Fiscal Commission

  • F148The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council.

  • F149The Scottish Housing Regulator

  • The Scottish Land Court.

  • The Scottish Law Commission.

  • The Scottish Legal Aid Board.

  • F150Scottish Natural Heritage.

  • F151...

  • F152The Scottish Social Services Council.

  • F153Scottish Water.

  • The Sea Fish Industry Authority.

  • F154The Sea Fish Licence Tribunal.

  • F155The Security Industry Authority.

  • F156Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig.

  • F157The Senior Salaries Review Body.

  • F158...

  • Sianel Pedwar Cymru.

  • F159...

  • F160The Single Source Regulations Office.

  • Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland.

  • F161The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

  • The Social Security Advisory Committee.

  • F162Social Work England.

  • F163...

  • F164The Standards Commission for Scotland.

  • F165The Statistics Board.

  • F166The Strategic Advisory Council established under section 9 of the Education (Scotland) Act 2025.

  • F167The Sustainable Development Commission (an advisory sub-committee of The Sustainable Development Commission Limited).

  • F168The Trade Remedies Authority.

  • The Training and Employment Agency Advisory Board in Northern Ireland.

  • The Transport Tribunal.

  • F169The Tribunal established under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

  • F170The Tribunal established under section 91 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

  • F171The trustee corporation established by section 75 of the Pensions Act 2008.

  • F172The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund.

  • The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

  • F173United Kingdom Research and Innovation (“UKRI”), any Council or other committee of UKRI and any sub-committee of such a Council or committee (see section 92 of, and paragraphs 9 and 10 of Schedule 9 to, the Higher Education and Research Act 2017).

  • F174The United Kingdom Sports Council.

  • F175The Upper Tribunal.

  • F176The Valuation Tribunal for England.

  • F177The Valuation Tribunal Service.

  • The Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F178...

  • F179The Water Industry Commission for Scotland.

  • F180The Water Services Regulation Authority.

  • F181...

  • F182The Welsh Water Authority.

  • F183The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.

  • C1F1Adjudicator appointed by the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

  • F2Adjudicator appointed under section 25 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

  • Advocate Depute (not being the Solicitor General for Scotland) appointed by the Lord Advocate.

  • F3An advocate for victims of major incidents appointed under Part 2 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.

  • Ambassador or Permanent Representative to an international organisation representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom.

  • F4Appeal Officer for Community Interest Companies.

  • F5Armed Forces Commissioner.

  • F6Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

  • F7Assessor appointed for the purposes of section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

  • F8Assessor appointed for the purposes of paragraph 9 of schedule 1 to the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc (Scotland) Act 2003.

  • Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland).

  • Assistant Commissioner appointed under Part IV of the M1Local Government Act 1972.

  • Assistant Commissioner appointed under Part II of the M2Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

  • F9Assistant Electoral Commissioners.

  • Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster.

  • F10Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

  • F11...

  • Auditor of the Court of Session.

  • F12Auditor General for Scotland.

  • F13Auditor General for Wales.

  • Boundary Commissioner or assistant Commissioner appointed under Schedule 1 to the M3Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

  • F14 Certification Officer or any assistant certification officer.

  • F15Certification Officer for Northern Ireland appointed under Article 69 of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

  • F16Chair of Creative Scotland.

  • F17...

  • F18Chair of the National Citizen Service Trust, a body established by Royal Charter.

  • F19Chair of the Northern Ireland Library Authority.

  • F20Chair 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.

  • F21Chair 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.

  • F22Chair 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.

  • F23...

  • F24Chair of the School Food Trust.

  • F25...

  • ...

  • Chairman or F26Medical Director of the Advisory Committee on F27Clinical Excellence Awards.

  • Chairman of an Agricultural Land Tribunal or member of a panel appointed under paragraph 14 or 15 of Schedule 9 to the Agriculture Act 1947.

  • F28Chairman or deputy chairman of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

  • ...

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

  • ...

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

  • F29F30Chairman, vice-chairman or ordinary member of the BBC Trust.

  • Chairman or Director-General of the British Council.

  • Chairman of the British Library Board.

  • F31Chairman, 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.

  • F32Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

  • F33Chairman of the Crofters Commission.

  • F34...

  • ...

  • ....

  • Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council.

  • F35Chairman of the Fire and Rescue Service Board.

  • F36...

  • F37...

  • Chairman F38... of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.

  • C2F39Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of a Health Board F40or a Special Health Board constituted under the M4National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

  • F41...

  • F42Chair of the Health and Safety Executive

  • F43Chairman of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland.

  • F44Chairman or non-executive director of a Health and F45Social Care trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

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

  • F46...

  • Paid Chairman of an Industrial Training Board constituted under the M5Industrial Training Act 1964 or the M6Industrial Training Act 1982 or of a committee appointed under either of those Acts or paid Deputy Chairman of such a board.

  • F47...

  • Chairman of Investors in People UK.

  • Chairman of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

  • Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member of the executive committee of the Land Settlement Association Limited appointed at a salary.

  • F48Chairman of Learning and Teaching Scotland.

  • Chairman of the Livestock F49and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F50...

  • Chairman F51or Chief Executive of the Local Government Staff Commission for Northern Ireland.

  • F52Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

  • Chairman F53or any member, not being also 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.

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

  • F54Chairman of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.

  • F55...

  • Chairman or Director of the National Forest Company.

  • F56Chairman or non-executive member of F57NHS England.

  • F58Chairman or other non-executive director of an NHS foundation trust.

  • Chairman or F59non-executive director of a National Health Service trust established under F60the National Health Service Act 2006F61or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006.

  • ...

  • Chairman of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Appeal Board.

  • Chairman of the F62Northern 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.

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

  • F63Chairman or vice-chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board.

  • F64Chairman of the Northern Ireland Screen Commission.

  • Chairman of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

  • F65...

  • F66Chairman, or member in receipt of remuneration, of the Olympic Lottery Distributor.

  • Chairman of the Prescription Pricing Authority.

  • F67...

  • Chairman of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

  • F68Chairman of a probation trust.

  • F69Chairman of Quality Meat Scotland.

  • Chairman of a F70Regional Flood and Coastal Committee for any area of England and Wales.

  • F71Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of any F72... Special Health Authority F73...

  • ...

  • Chairman of the F74Scottish Dental Practice Board or a member of that Board appointed at an annual salary.

  • Chairman F75... of the Scottish Sports Council.

  • Chairman of a special health and social F76care agency established under Article 3 of the M7Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.

  • Chairman of the Special Hospitals Service Authority.

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

  • Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Sports Council for Wales.

  • F77Chairman or Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company Limited.

  • F78Chairman or Chief Executive of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills or a Director or Commissioner of that Commission appointed by the First Minister in Scotland, the First Minister for Wales or a Northern Ireland Minister.

  • F79Chairperson of the Welsh Revenue Authority appointed under section 3(1)(a) of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 and members of the Authority appointed under section 3(1)(b) of that Act.

  • Chairman of the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.

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

  • Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland or any whole time officer appointed under section 14A(1) of the M8Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962.

  • Chief executive of F80SITPRO Limited.

  • F81Chief Executive of The Sustainable Development Commission Limited or a Director appointed by the members of that company or by the Secretary of State, the First Minister in Scotland, the First Minister for Wales or the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland.

  • F82Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.

  • F83Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency.

  • F84Chief Investigating Officer appointed under section 9 of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.

  • F85Chief Investigator, chair or other member of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body.

  • F86Chief Land Registrar.

  • F87Chief Officer of a community justice authority appointed under section 4(2) of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.

  • F88The Chief Ombudsman or an assistant ombudsman appointed under section 122 of the Legal Services Act 2007 (Chief Ombudsman and assistant ombudsmen appointed for the purposes of the ombudsman scheme).

  • F89The Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations F90, 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.

  • F91Children’s Commissioner.

  • F92Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

  • F93...

  • 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 to, the M9Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.

  • F94Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland.

  • Commissioner of the City of London Police.

  • F95Commissioner for Older People in Wales.

  • F96 Commissioner for Patient Safety.

  • Commissioner for Public Appointments.

  • Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.

  • F97Commissioner for the Retention and Use of Biometric Material

  • F98Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses.

  • Commons Commissioner.

  • F99Compliance Officer for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

  • F100...

  • Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.

  • Controller of Audit appointed under section 97(4) of the M10Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

  • F101...

  • F102...

  • F103Coroner, deputy coroner or assistant deputy coroner appointed under the Coroners Act 1988.

  • F104Coroner or deputy coroner appointed under section 2(1) of the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959.

  • F105Coroner of the Queen's household.

  • F106Senior coroner, area coroner or assistant coroner appointed under Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

  • Deputy Chief Coroner appointed by the Lord Chancellor under that Part who is not also a senior coroner.

  • Counsel to the Secretary of State under the M11Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936.

  • Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.

  • F107 Deputy Electoral Commissioners.

  • Director of the British Aerospace Public Limited Company appointed subject to the approval of a Minister or government department.

  • F108...

  • Director of British Nuclear Fuels F109Limited

  • F110Director of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited.

  • Director of Citybus Limited.

  • F111Director of any of the following—

    1. (a)

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

    2. (b)

      a company of which a licence company is a subsidiary (within the meaning given by F112section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006;

    3. (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 I of Part II of the F113Water Industry Act 1991 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.

  • F114Director of a company which is designated as the Independent System Operator and Planner in accordance with section 162 of the Energy Act 2023.

  • Director of any company in receipt of financial assistance under F115... Part III or section 13 of the M12Industrial Development Act 1982, being a director nominated by a Minister of the Crown or government department.

  • F116Director of a company—

    1. (a)

      which, within the meaning of Part II of the Railways Act 1993, is a successor company wholly owned by the Crown, F117...

    2. (b)

      ...

    being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown, the Director of Passenger Rail Franchising or any other person acting on behalf of the Crown.

  • Director nominated by the Secretary of State 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 M13Highlands and Islands Shipping Services Act 1960 and is for the time being in force.

  • F118Director of David MacBrayne Limited.

  • F119...

  • Director of Flexibus Limited.

  • F120Director in receipt of remuneration of High Speed Two (HS2) Limited.

  • F121Director of Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.

  • Any director of Horticulture Research International in receipt of remuneration.

  • Director of International Military Services Limited.

  • F122...

  • F123Director of a Local Healthwatch organisation.

  • F124Director of Middletown Centre for Autism (Holdings) Limited or of Middletown Centre for Autism Limited.

  • Director of Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited.

  • Director of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company.

  • F125Director of Northern Ireland Water Limited.

  • Director of Nuclear Electric p.l.c.

  • F126Director of Partnerships for Schools Limited.

  • F127Director of the Pensions Advisory Service Limited.

  • F128Director of any of the following, being a director appointed or nominated by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown—

    1. (a)

      a Post Office company,

    2. (b)

      a Royal Mail company,

    3. (c)

      the original holding company, and

    4. (d)

      a parent company of a company within any of paragraphs (a) to (c).

    Expressions used in paragraphs (a) to (d) have the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011.

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

  • F129Director of a publicly controlled company (within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2004) to which transfers have been made in accordance with provisions of nuclear transfer schemes authorised by that Chapter.

  • F130Director of a publicly owned successor company (within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Authority Act 1995)

  • Director appointed at a salary of Remploy Limited.

  • F131Director General or Deputy Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.

  • F132Director of Scottish Futures Trust Limited.

  • Director of Scottish Nuclear Limited.

  • F133Director of Service Prosecutions.

  • F134Director of The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited.

  • F135Director of Strategic Investment Board Limited.

  • F136Director of the successor company (within the meaning of the Crown Agents Act 1995) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown

  • F137Director of UK Film Council.

  • F138Director in receipt of remuneration of UK Financial Investments Limited.

  • Director of Ulsterbus Limited.

  • F139Director of United Kingdom Anti-Doping Limited appointed by the members of the company.

  • F140...

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

  • F141Domestic Abuse Commissioner.

  • F142Employee of the National Audit Office.

  • C3The Governor or Administrator of a F143overseas territory within the meaning of section 50(1) of the M14British Nationality Act 1981.

  • Governor, Deputy Governor or F144non-executive director of the Bank of England.

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

  • Governor F145... or other officer or member of the staff of a prison to which the M15Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 applies.

  • F146Groceries Code Adjudicator or Deputy Groceries Code Adjudicator.

  • Health Service Commissioner for England.

  • F147Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru.

  • F148Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales.

  • Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland.

  • F149Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales.

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

  • F150The Immigration Services Commissioner.

  • F151The Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner.

  • F152The Forensic Science Regulator.

  • F153Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner

  • F154The Independent Case Examiner for the Department for Work and Pensions.

  • F155...

  • F156Investigating Commissioner of, or member of a decision-making committee of, the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

  • Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General F157Assistant Judge Advocate General.

  • F158The Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman.

  • Lay observer appointed under Article 42 of the M16Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.

  • F159...

  • ...

  • F160...

  • Lyon Clerk.

  • Lyon King of Arms.

  • Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister under Schedule 2 to the M17Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.

  • Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed under section 3 of the M18Agricultural Marketing Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 or Schedule 2 to the M19Agricultural Marketing (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.

  • F161...

  • Member appointed by the F162Scottish Ministers of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.

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

  • F163...

  • F164Member of Audit Scotland appointed under section 10(2)(c) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 or member of the staff of Audit Scotland.

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

  • F165F166Member of the Big Lottery Fund or of a committee established by the Fund under paragraph 7 of Schedule 4A to the National Lottery Act 1993

  • Any member in receipt of remuneration of the British Tourist Authority, the English Tourist Board F167or F168VisitScotland.

  • F169Member of staff of the Children’s Commissioner

  • F170Member of the staff of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales.

  • F171Any member of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research in receipt of remuneration.

  • F172Member of staff of the Commissioner for Older People in Wales

  • F173Member of the staff of Crown Estate Scotland (Interim Management).

  • F174...

  • F175Member of the Determinations Panel established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004.

  • F176Member of the staff of the Disclosure and Barring Service.

  • F177Member of the staff of the Electoral Commission.

  • F178Member of the governing body of the Financial Conduct Authority;

  • F179Member 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.

  • F180...

  • F181...

  • Member of the staff of the Forestry Commissioners.

  • F182Member, not being also a Forestry Commissioner or officer of the Forestry Commissioners, of a committee appointed for EnglandF183... or Wales under section 2(3) of the Forestry Act 1967.

  • F184...

  • F185Any member of the General Teaching Council for Wales in receipt of remuneration.

  • F186...

  • F187...

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

  • F188Member of the London Transport Users’ Committee in receipt of remuneration.

  • F189Member 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.

  • ...

  • F190...

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

  • F191Member of staff of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Energy Act 2013).

  • F192Member of the panel of persons available to serve as chairmen of the Care Tribunal in Northern Ireland.

  • F193Member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland.

  • F194Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of a panel of persons who may be selected to act as members of the Pensions Regulator Tribunal.

  • Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 10 to the M20Rent Act 1977 to act as chairmen and other members of rent assessment committees.

  • F195Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6 of the Social Security Act 1998.

  • F196Member of a panel of persons appointed under Article 7 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 to act as members of appeal tribunals.

  • F197Member of the F198... Passengers’ Council in receipt of remuneration.

  • F199Any member of the property commission established by virtue of section 19 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

  • F200...

  • F201Member of the Prudential Regulation Committee of the Bank of England appointed under section 30A(2)(f) or (g) of the Bank of England Act 1998

  • F202Member of staff of the Pubs Code Adjudicator.

  • F203...

  • C4Any member of a residuary body established by Part VII of the M21Local Government Act 1985 who is in receipt of remuneration.

  • Any member of a residuary body established by virtue of section 18 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 who is in receipt of remuneration.

  • F204...

  • F205Any member of the staff commission established by virtue of section 12 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.

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

  • F206...

  • Any member, in receipt of remuneration, of an urban development corporation (within the meaning of Part XVI of the M22Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980).

  • F207...

  • F208National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards.

  • F209National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.

  • Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints.

  • F210Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioner.

  • F211The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Ombudsman.

  • Officer or servant of the Crown Estate Commissioners.

  • Officer, clerk or servant appointed or employed under section 20 of the M23Greenwich Hospital Act 1865.

  • Officer of the F212Senior Courts being the holder of any office listed in any Part of Schedule 2 to the F213Senior Courts Act 1981 or a district F214judge of the High Court.

  • F215Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 210 of the Pensions Act 2004.

  • F216Ordinary member of BBC Audience Council England, BBC Audience Council Northern Ireland, BBC Audience Council Scotland or BBC Audience Council Wales.

  • C5Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

  • Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

  • F217Parole Commissioner for Northern Ireland.

  • Pensions Ombudsman F218and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.

  • Person appointed under section 3(1) of the M24Local Government and Housing Act 1989 to carry out functions relating to the political restriction of posts under local authorities, within the meaning of Part I of that Act.

  • F219Person appointed under section 27A of the Registered Designs Act 1949 to hear and determine appeals against decisions of the registrar under that Act

  • F220...

  • F221Person appointed to chair the Sports Grounds Safety Authority.

  • F222Person appointed to hear and determine appeals under the M25Trade Marks Act 1994.

  • Person holding a politically restricted post, within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, under a local authority, within the meaning of that Part F223or a National Park authority.

  • F224Person on the list of those eligible to sit as members of a Gender Recognition Panel.

  • F225The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

  • F226...

  • 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

  • F227President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland) F228Employment Judge, or member of a panel of members of employment tribunals that is not a panel of Employment Judges .

  • F229President or member of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.

  • F230President or vice-president of the panel of persons appointed under Schedule 4 to the M26Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 to act as chairmen and other members of F231private rented housing committees.

  • F232President of appeal tribunals appointed under Article 6 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

  • F233President, 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.

  • F234President of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales, or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairman or other member of that Tribunal.

  • F235Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

  • F236Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales.

  • F237Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

  • F238...

  • Pubs Code Adjudicator or Deputy Pubs Code Adjudicator.

  • Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District.

  • F239A regional returning officer for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998.

  • Registrar of the Privy Council.

  • F240...

  • Registration Officer appointed under section 8(2) F241, (2A) or (3) of the M27Representation of the People Act 1983.

  • F242Regulator of Community Interest Companies.

  • Rent officer F243or deputy rent officer appointed in pursuance of a scheme under section 63 of the M28Rent Act 1977.

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

  • F244The reviewer appointed under section 40 of the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007.

  • F245Scottish Information Commissioner.

  • F246Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.

  • F247Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.

  • F248Scottish Road Works Commissioner.

  • F249Sentence Review Commissioner

  • F250...

  • F251...

  • F252Service Police Complaints Commissioner.

  • F253Small Business Commissioner or Deputy Small Business Commissioner.

  • F254...

  • Social fund Commissioner in Northern Ireland.

  • 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 M29Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978.

  • F255Surveillance Camera Commissioner

  • Traffic commissioner for any area constituted for the purposes of the M30Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.

  • F256Trustee of the Independent Living Fund (2006).

IVOffices disqualifying for particular constituencies

OfficeConstituency
Member of Her Majesty’s Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London. F1Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the City of London.
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for Greater London.Any constituency comprising any part of Greater London.
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for a county in England and Wales.Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the area for which he is appointed.
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for F2an area in Scotland.Any constituency comprising the whole or part of F3the area in which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or in which the Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant discharges his functions.
F4 . . . . . .
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for F5 . . . the city of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh or Glasgow.Any constituency comprising the whole or part of F6the city in which the Lord-Lieutenant holds office or for which the Lieutenant is appointed.
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant or Lieutenant for a county or county borough in Northern Ireland.Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the area for which he is appointed.
Governor of the Isle of Wight. F7Any constituency comprising any part of the Isle of Wight.
The High Sheriff of Greater London.Any constituency comprising any part of Greater London.
High Sheriff of a county in England and Wales.Any constituency comprising the whole or part of the area for which he is appointed.

  • Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

  • Lord President of the Council.

  • Lord Privy Seal.

  • Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

  • Paymaster General.

  • Secretary of State.

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer.

  • F1 . . .

  • President of the Board of Trade.

  • Minister of State.

  • Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

  • Minister in charge of a public department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom (if not within the other provisions of this Schedule).

  • Attorney General.

  • F2 . . .

  • Solicitor General.

  • F3Advocate General for Scotland

  • . . .

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury.

  • Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

  • Parliamentary Secretary in a Government Department other than the Treasury, or not in a department.

  • Junior Lord of the Treasury.

  • Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household.

  • Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Household.

  • Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household.

  • Assistant Government Whip.