# Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, Paragraph 9: Person holding public elected position not to be a Commissioner

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

(1) A person who holds a relevant office may not be appointed as a Commissioner.
(2) A person ceases to be a Commissioner if the person begins to hold a relevant office.
(3) A reference in this Schedule to a person who holds a relevant office is a reference to a person who is—
(a) a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(b) a councillor (within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 — see section 126(1) of that Act);
(c) a Member of Parliament;
(d) a member of a council established under—
(i) section 2 of the Local Government Act 1972 (councils in England outside London), or
(ii) paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act (London borough councils);
(e) a member of the Common Council of the City of London;
(f) a member of a council established under section 21 of the Local Government Act 1972 (councils in Wales);
(g) a member of the Scottish Parliament;
(h) a councillor of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(i) a member of the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland);
(j) a member of the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland);
(k) a member of a city council, county council or city and county council in Ireland;
(l) a member of the European Parliament from any member State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/41/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-troubles-legacy-and-reconciliation-act-2023/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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