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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-disqualification-order-1997/schedule/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/861",
  "legislation_title": "The House of Commons Disqualification Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/house-of-commons-disqualification-order-1997",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The following entries shall be inserted at the appropriate places:—\nAdjudicator appointed under section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995.\nAdjudicator for the Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise and the Contributions Agency.\nAssessor appointed for the purposes of section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.\nChairman of an Agricultural Land Tribunal or member of a panel appointed under paragraph 14 or 15 of Schedule 9 to the Agriculture Act 1947.\nChairman or Vice-Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.\nChairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.\nChairman or Chief Executive of the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.\nChairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.\nChairman or Vice-Chairman of the English Sports Council.\nChairman or Deputy Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council.\nChairman or any director of the Further Education Development Agency.\nChairman of Investors in People UK.\nChairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council.\nChairman or Director of the National Forest Company.\nChairman of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council.\nChairman of the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.\nChairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council.\nChairman of the Rural Development Council for Northern Ireland.\nChairman or any member, not also being an employee, of the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.\nChairman of the United Kingdom Sports Council.\nChairman or Vice-Chairman of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland.\nCivil Service Commissioner.\nCivil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland.\nCommissioner for Public Appointments.\nCommissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.\nAny director of Horticulture Research International in receipt of remuneration.\nDirector General of Gas for Northern Ireland.\nHer Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland.\nMember of the staff of the Forestry Commissioners.\nMember of the legal panel of persons available to act as chairmen of Registered Homes Tribunals.\nMember of the legal panel of persons available to act as chairmen of Registered Homes Tribunals in Northern Ireland.\nAny member of the property commission established by virtue of section 19 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.\nAny 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.\nAny member of the staff commission established by virtue of section 12 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.\nNorthern Ireland Commmissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action.\nParliamentary Commissioner for Standards.\nPresident of the Industrial Tribunals (England and Wales), President of the Industrial Tribunals (Scotland) or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of industrial tribunals.\nPresident of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal, or member of a panel of persons appointed to act as chairmen or other members of that tribunal.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/861/schedule/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:19:58.028714+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}