# Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 2


(1) A person is disqualified from being appointed as the Ombudsman if the person is a member of—
(a) a district council,
(b) the Assembly,
(c) the House of Commons,
(d) the House of Lords, or
(e) the European Parliament.
(2) Where a person who is the Ombudsman—
(a) is nominated as a candidate for election to a body listed in sub-paragraph (1), or
(b) becomes a member of a body listed in sub-paragraph (1),
that person ceases immediately to be the Ombudsman.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/4/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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