Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013

4Disqualification

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(1)A person cannot be appointed as Auditor General if the person is disqualified on any of the grounds specified in subsection (3).

(2)A person ceases to be Auditor General if the person is disqualified on any of the grounds specified in subsection (3).

(3)A person is disqualified from being Auditor General if the person is—

(a)a Member of the National Assembly;

(b)the holder of any other office or position to which a person may be appointed, or recommended or nominated for appointment, by or on behalf of—

(i)the Crown,

(ii)the National Assembly, or

(iii)the National Assembly Commission;

(c)a Member of the House of Commons or House of Lords;

(d)a Member of the Scottish Parliament;

(e)a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

(f)an employee of the Wales Audit Office.