Yn ddilys o 23/07/2019
6(1)A person is disqualified from being the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman if any of the following applies—E+W
(a)the person is a member of the House of Commons;
(b)the person is a listed authority;
(c)the person is a member, co-opted member, officer or member of staff of a listed authority;
(d)the person is disqualified from being a member of the Assembly (other than by virtue of paragraph 7 of this Schedule or section 16(1)(d) of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32));
(e)the person is disqualified from being a member of a local authority in Wales (other than by virtue of paragraph 7 of this Schedule);
(f)the person is a care home provider, domiciliary care provider or independent palliative care provider;
(g)the person is an officer or member of staff of a provider of that kind.
(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(g) a person is an officer of a provider if the person has control or management of a provider which is not an individual or the affairs of such a provider.
(3)The appointment of a person as the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman is not valid if the person is disqualified under sub-paragraph (1).
(4)If a person who has been appointed as the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman becomes disqualified under sub-paragraph (1), the person ceases to hold office on becoming so disqualified.
(5)But the validity of anything done by a person appointed as the Ombudsman or an acting Ombudsman is not affected by the fact that the person is or becomes disqualified under sub-paragraph (1).