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.