# Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W

(1) A person is disqualified from being the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman if any of the following applies—
(a) he is a member of the House of Commons;
(b) he is a listed authority;
(c) he is a member, co-opted member, officer or member of staff of a listed authority;
(d) he is disqualified from being a member of the Assembly (other than by virtue of paragraph 6 of this Schedule or section 16(1)(d) of the Government of Wales Act 2006);
(e) he is disqualified from being a member of a local authority in Wales (other than by virtue of paragraph 6 of this Schedule).
(f) he is a care home provider, domiciliary care provider or independent palliative care provider;
(g) he is an officer or member of staff of a provider of that kind.
(1A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(g) a person is an officer of a provider if he or she has control or management of a provider which is not an individual or the affairs of such a provider.
(2) The appointment of a person as the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman is not valid if the person is disqualified under sub-paragraph (1).
(3) If a person who has been appointed as the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman becomes disqualified under sub-paragraph (1), he ceases to hold office on becoming so disqualified.
(4) But the validity of anything done by a person appointed as the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman is not affected by the fact that he is or becomes disqualified under sub-paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/10/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-wales-act-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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