{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2011/24",
  "legislation_title": "Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person is disqualified for being a political or independent member of a DPCSP if that person is—\n(a) a police officer;\n(b) a member of the police support staff;\n(c) a member of the Policing Board; or\n(d) an employee of the council.\n(2) A person removed from office under paragraph 8(1) is disqualified for membership of a DPCSP until the date of the next local general election following that person's removal.\n(2A) A person is disqualified for being an independent member of a DPCSP if that person is a councillor.\n(3) A person is disqualified for being an independent member of a DPCSP if—\n(a) that person has been convicted in Northern Ireland or elsewhere of any offence and a sentence of imprisonment or detention has been passed on that person, and\n(b) the relevant period has not ended.\n(4) The relevant period is the period of 5 years beginning with the person's discharge in respect of the offence.\n(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4) the following are to be treated as the discharge of a person (whether or not the release of that person is subject to conditions)—\n(a) release on licence;\n(b) release in pursuance of a grant of remission.\n(6) Sub-paragraph (5) does not apply in relation to the release of a person in respect of an offence if that person is required to return to prison or detention for a further period in respect of the offence.\n(7) Subject to sub-paragraph (8), the reference in sub-paragraph (3) to a sentence of imprisonment or detention does not include a suspended sentence.\n(8) Sub-paragraph (7) does not apply in relation to a suspended sentence that has been ordered to take effect.\n(9) In this paragraph “suspended sentence” means a sentence of imprisonment or detention that is ordered not to take effect unless the conditions specified in the order are met.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 9(2A) inserted (1.4.2015) by Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 8), ss. 4(3), 129 (with s. 124(4)); S.R. 2015/209, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 9 in operation at 1.4.2012 by S.R. 2012/142, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/24/schedule/2/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:43.017346+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."
}