3.—(1) For the purposes of section 4(1)(a) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972, the prescribed offices and employments are those specified in paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) The prescribed offices are–
(a)clerk of a council appointed under section 41 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;
(b)chief financial officer of a council designated under section 1 of the Local Government Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 2011(1);
(c)scrutiny officer of a council designated under section 29 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014(2).
(3) The prescribed employments are–
(a)employment by a council of a member of that council or a candidate in a local election to that council;
(b)employment by a council, the maximum remuneration for which exceeds Spinal Column Point 32 on the pay spine for local government employees determined by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.