# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Section 19A: Disqualification for certain offices which may be held by members of the Assembly.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) No person may—
(a) be nominated to hold the office of First Minister or deputy First Minister or a Ministerial office to be held by a Northern Ireland Minister,
(c) be appointed as a junior Minister, or
(d) be nominated under paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board drawn from the Northern Ireland Assembly),
if he is the holder of a disqualifying office.
(2) A Minister or junior Minister ceases to hold that office on becoming the holder of a disqualifying office.
(3) A person holding office as a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 ceases to hold that office on becoming the holder of a disqualifying office.
(4) In this section “disqualifying office” means—
(a) Minister of the Government of Ireland; or
(b) chairman or deputy chairman of—
(i) a committee of the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland);
(ii) a committee of the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland); or
(iii) a joint committee of the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/section/19A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/section-19A
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