SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1THE NORTHERN IRELAND PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN
Eligibility
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.