The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 1999

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Specified Office-Holders

4. 3. An office-holder of a description specified in column 1 of...

5. Signature

6. 1. SCHEDULE

      1. PART I OFFICE-HOLDERS DISQUALIFIED FROM BEING A MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENT

         1. Any member of the Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances established...

         2. Any member of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal...

         3. Any member of the Antarctic Act Tribunal established under regulations...

         4. Any member of an Arbitration Tribunal established under Schedule 3...

         5. Any member of the British Board of Agrément

         6. Any member of the British Coal Corporation

         7. Any member of the British Railways Board

         8. Any member of British Shipbuilders

         9. Any member of the British Waterways Board

         10. Any member of the Broadcasting Standards Commission

         11. Any member of the Central Arbitration Committee

         12. Any member of the Channel Four Television Corporation

         13. Any member of the Civil Aviation Authority

         14. Any member of the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal

         15. Any member of the Coal Authority

         16. Any member of Comataidh Craolaidh Gaidhlig

         17. Any member of the Commission for Local Administration in England...

         18. Any member of the Commission for Local Administration in Wales...

         19. Any member of the Commission for Local Authority Accounts in...

         20. Any member of the Commission for Racial Equality

         21. Any member of the Competition Commission

         22. Any member of the Copyright Tribunal

         23. Any member of the Council of the Advisory, Conciliation and...

         24. Any member of the Council on Tribunals

         25. Any member of the Criminal Cases Review Commission

         26. Any member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board

         27. Any member of the Crofters Commission

         28. Any member of the Crown Estate Commissioners

         29. Any member of a Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal constituted under...

         30. Any member of the Data Protection Tribunal

         31. Any member of a Development Council established under the Industrial...

         32. Any member of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board

         33. Any member of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board for...

         34. Any member of the East of Scotland Water Authority

         35. Any member of the Employment Appeal Tribunal

         36. Any member of the Equal Opportunities Commission

         37. Any member of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland...

         38. Any member of the Fair Employment Commission for Northern Ireland...

         39. Any member of the Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland...

         40. Any member of the Foreign Compensation Commission

         41. Any member of the Gaming Board for Great Britain

         42. Any member of the Health and Safety Executive

         43. Any member of Highlands and Islands Enterprise

         44. Any member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

         45. Any member of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal

         46. Any member of the Independent Broadcasting Authority

         47. Any member of the Independent Commission for Police Complaints for...

         48. Any member of the Independent Television Commission

         49. Any member of an Industrial Court established in Northern Ireland...

         50. Any member of the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland...

         51. Any member of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council

         52. Any member of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce and...

         53. Any member of a Joint Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under...

         54. Any member of the Lands Tribunal

         55. Any member of the Lands Tribunal for Northern Ireland

         56. Any member of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland

         57. Any member of the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland...

         58. Any member of the Low Pay Commission appointed under section...

         59. Any member of the Meat and Livestock Commission

         60. Any member of a Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal constituted under...

         61. Any member of a Medical Practices Committee constituted under section...

         62. Any member of the Medicines Commission and of any committee...

         63. Any member of a Mental Health Review Tribunal constituted or...

         64. Any member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Northern...

         65. Any member of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

         66. Any member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank...

         67. Any member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission

         68. Any member of a National Broadcasting Council

         69. Any member of the National Disability Council

         70. Any member of the National Lottery Commission

         71. Any member of the National Radiological Protection Board

         72. Any member of the North of Scotland Water Authority

         73. Any member of the Northern Ireland Disability Council

         74. Any member of the Northern Ireland Economic Council

         75. Any member of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive

         76. Any member of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority

         77. Any member of the Oil and Pipelines Agency

         78. Any member of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland

         79. Any member of the Parole Board for Scotland

         80. Any member of a Pensions Appeal Tribunal

         81. Any member of the Pensions Compensation Board

         82. Any member of a Planning Inquiry Commission constituted under Part...

         83. Any member of the Police Complaints Authority

         84. Any member of the Police Information Technology Organisation in receipt...

         85. Any member of the Post Office

         86. Any member of the Radio Authority

         87. Any member of the Restrictive Practices Court

         88. Any member of the Review Board for Government Contracts

         89. Any member of a Rural Development Board

         90. Any member of the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

         91. Any member of the Scottish Committee of the Council on...

         92. Any member of the Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board...

         93. Any member of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

         94. Any member of Scottish Enterprise

         95. Any member of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency

         96. Any member of Scottish Homes

         97. Any member of the Scottish Land Court

         98. Any member of the Scottish Law Commission

         99. Any member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board

         100. Any member of Scottish Natural Heritage

         101. Any member of the Scottish Qualifications Authority

         102. Any member of the Scottish Transport Group

         103. Any member of the Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council...

         104. Any member of the Sea Fish Industry Authority

         105. Any member of the Sea Fish Licence Tribunal

         106. Any member of the Service Authority for the National Criminal...

         107. Any member of Sianel Pedwar Cymru

         108. Any member of the Social Security Advisory Committee

         109. Any member of the Training and Employment Agency Advisory Board...

         110. Any member of the Transport Tribunal

         111. Any member of the Tribunal established under section 9 of...

         112. Any member of the Tribunal established under the Interception of...

         113. Any member of the Tribunal established under the Security Service...

         114. Any member of the United Kingdom Ecolabelling Board

         115. Any member of the Water Appeals Commission for Northern Ireland...

         116. Any member of the West of Scotland Water Authority

         117. Additional Commissioner of the Commission for Racial Equality

         118. Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission

         119. Additional Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland...

         120. Adjudicating medical practitioner or specially qualified adjudicating medical practitioner appointed...

         121. Adjudicator appointed under section 5 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation...

         122. Adjudicator appointed for the purposes of the Immigration Act 1971...

         123. Adjudicator for the Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise and the...

         124. Advocate Depute (not being the Solicitor General for Scotland) appointed...

         125. Ambassador or Permanent Representative to an international organisation representing Her...

         126. Assessor appointed for the purposes of section 133 of the...

         127. Assessor of Public Undertakings (Scotland)

         128. Assistant Commissioner appointed under Part II of the Local Government...

         129. Attorney General of the Duchy of Lancaster

         130. Auditor of the Civil List

         131. Auditor of the Court of Session

         132. The Auditor General for Scotland

         133. Any member of the Boundary Commission for Scotland or any...

         134. Certification Officer or any assistant Certification Officer

         135. Certification Officer for Northern Ireland appointed under Article 69 of...

         136. Chairman or Medical Director of the Advisory Committee on Distinction...

         137. Chairman of an Agricultural Land Tribunal or member of a...

         138. Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland...

         139. Chairman or Director-General of the British Council

         140. Chairman of the British Library Board

         141. Chairman of the British Overseas Trade Board

         142. Chairman of the Central Rail Users' Consultative Committee appointed under...

         143. Chairman of the Chief Executives' Forum in Northern Ireland

         144. Regional or other full-time Chairman of a child support appeal...

         145. Full-time Chairman of Child Support Appeal Tribunals for Northern Ireland...

         146. Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Civil Service Appeal Board...

         147. Chairman of the Consumer Committee for Electricity appointed under Article...

         148. Chairman of a Consumers' committee appointed under section 2 of...

         149. Chairman of the Deer Commission for Scotland

         150. Chairman of the Distinction and Meritorious Service Awards Committee for...

         151. Chairman of the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland

         152. Chairman of Food from Britain

         153. Chairman of the Gas Consumers' Council

         154. Chairman of the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland

         155. Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of...

         156. Chairman of the Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland...

         157. Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission

         158. Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of...

         159. Chairman of the Home-Grown Cereals Authority

         160. Paid Chairman of an Industrial Training Board constituted under the...

         161. Chairman of the Inland Waterways Amenity Advisory Council

         162. Chairman of Investors in People UK

         163. Chairman of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee

         164. Chairman of the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland...

         165. Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of...

         166. Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of...

         167. Chairman of the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health...

         168. Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the National Consumer Council

         169. Chairman of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the...

         170. Chairman or non-executive director of a National Health Service Trust...

         171. Chairman of the National Lottery Charities Board and any chairman...

         172. Chairman of the New Opportunities Fund and, if in receipt...

         173. Chairman of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Appeal Board

         174. Chairman of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council

         175. Chairman of, or secretary to, the Northern Ireland Local Government...

         176. Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland...

         177. Chairman or any member, not being also an employee, of...

         178. Chairman of the Post Office Users' National Council

         179. Chairman of the Probation Board for Northern Ireland

         180. Chairman of a rail users' consultative committee appointed under section...

         181. Chairman of the Rural Development Council for Northern Ireland

         182. Chairman of the Scottish Dental Practice Board or a member...

         183. Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Scottish Sports Council

         184. A regional or other full-time Chairman of Social Security Appeal...

         185. A full-time chairman of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal...

         186. Chairman of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights constituted...

         187. Chairman or any member, not also being an employee, of...

         188. Chairman of the tribunal constituted under section 706 of the...

         189. Chairman of the United Kingdom Sports Council

         190. Chairman of the Wine Standards Board of the Company of...

         191. Chairman of the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service

         192. Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Youth Council for Northern...

         193. Chief Adjudication Officer appointed under section 39 of the Social...

         194. Chief Adjudication Officer appointed for Northern Ireland under section 37...

         195. Chief Child Support Officer appointed under section 13(3) of the...

         196. Chief Child Support Officer appointed under Article 15(3) of the...

         197. Chief Commissioner and other Commissioners of the Northern Ireland Human...

         198. Chief Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Commissioners of the Equality Commission...

         199. Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland or any whole time...

         200. Chief Executive of the Simpler Trade Procedures Board

         201. Chief Scientist of the Scottish Office Department of Health

         202. Civil Service Commissioner

         203. Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland

         204. Clerk or deputy clerk of a district council in Northern...

         205. The Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland

         206. Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner appointed under section 50(1) or (2)...

         207. Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

         208. Commissioner of the City of London Police

         209. Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action

         210. Commissioner for Public Appointments

         211. Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland

         212. Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members

         213. Commons Commissioner

         214. Comptroller and Auditor General

         215. Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland

         216. Controller of Audit appointed under section 97(4) of the Local...

         217. Controller of Audit appointed under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 1...

         218. Counsel to the Secretary of State under the Private Legislation...

         219. Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland

         220. The Data Protection Commissioner

         221. The Data Protection Registrar

         222. Director of the British Aerospace Public Limited Company appointed subject...

         223. Director of British Nuclear Fuels plc

         224. Director of Caledonian MacBrayne Limited

         225. Director of a Company– (a) which within the meaning of...

         226. Director nominated by the Secretary of State of any company...

         227. Director of International Military Services Limited

         228. Director of Northern Ireland Railways Company Limited

         229. Director of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company

         230. The Director of Passenger Rail Franchising

         231. Director, or Deputy Director, of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland...

         232. Director of a publicly owned successor company (within the meaning...

         233. Director General of Electricity Supply

         234. Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland

         235. Director General of Fair Trading

         236. Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland

         237. Director General of Gas Supply

         238. Director General of the National Economic Development Office

         239. Director General of the National Lottery

         240. Director General of Telecommunications

         241. District Judge appointed under section 6 of the County Courts...

         242. The Governor or Administrator of a dependent territory within the...

         243. Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation

         244. Governor, Deputy Governor or Director of the Bank of England...

         245. Governor, Medical Officer or other officer or member of the...

         246. Health Service Commissioner for England

         247. Health Service Commissioner for Scotland

         248. Health Service Commissioner for Wales

         249. Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland

         250. High Commissioner representing Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom...

         251. Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland

         252. Independent Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner for the Holding Centres in...

         253. The International Rail Regulator

         254. Judge Advocate of the Fleet

         255. Judge Advocate General, Vice Judge Advocate General, Assistant Judge Advocate...

         256. Lay Observer appointed under Article 42 of the Solicitors (Northern...

         257. The Legal Services Ombudsman

         258. Lyon Clerk

         259. Lyon King of Arms

         260. Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed by the Minister...

         261. Member of an Agricultural Marketing Board appointed under section 3...

         262. Member appointed by a Minister of the Crown of the...

         263. Member appointed by the Secretary of State of the Scottish...

         264. Member appointed by the Head of the Department of Agriculture...

         265. Any member of the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and...

         266. Any member in receipt of remuneration of the British Tourist...

         267. Any member of the Financial Services Tribunal in receipt of...

         268. The Forestry Commissioners and any member of the staff of...

         269. Member of a Medical Appeal Tribunal appointed under section 50...

         270. Member of a Medical Appeal Tribunal for Northern Ireland appointed...

         271. Any member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank...

         272. Member of the staff of the National Audit Office

         273. Member of the staff of the Northern Ireland Audit Office...

         274. Member of a panel of chairmen for Child Support Appeal...

         275. Member of a panel of persons appointed to act as...

         276. Member of the legal panel of persons available to act...

         277. Members of the legal panel of persons available to act...

         278. Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6...

         279. Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 10...

         280. Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 5...

         281. Member of a panel of persons appointed under Schedule 4...

         282. Member of the panel of chairmen for Social Security Appeal...

         283. Member of a panel appointed under section 6 of the...

         284. Member of a panel appointed under section 6 of the...

         285. Member of a panel of persons who may be appointed...

         286. Member of a panel of persons appointed under section 6...

         287. Any member of the Police Information Technology Organisation in receipt...

         288. Any member of a residuary body established by virtue of...

         289. Any member of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council in...

         290. Member of the staff of the State Pathology Service for...

         291. Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints

         292. Northern Ireland Commissioner for Protection Against Unlawful Industrial Action

         293. Northern Ireland Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members...

         294. Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

         295. Officer or servant employed under the Commissioner of Police of...

         296. Officer or servant of the Crown Estate Commissioners

         297. Officer of the Supreme Court being the holder of any...

         298. Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration

         299. Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

         300. Pensions Ombudsman

         301. Person appointed under section 3(1) of the Local Government and...

         302. Person appointed to hear and determine appeals under the Trade...

         303. Person holding a politically restricted post, within the meaning of...

         304. President of appeals tribunals (within the meaning of chapter I...

         305. President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), President of...

         306. President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and...

         307. President of Social Security Appeal Tribunals, Medical Appeal Tribunals and...

         308. President of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal or member of...

         309. President or Vice-President of Value Added Tax Tribunals or full-time...

         310. Public Works Loan Commissioner

         311. The Rail Regulator

         312. Receiver for the Metropolitan Police District

         313. A regional returning officer for the purposes of the Scotland...

         314. Registrar of the Privy Council

         315. Registration Officer appointed under section 8(3) of the Representation of...

         316. Rent Officer appointed in pursuance of a scheme under section...

         317. Rent Officer or deputy rent officer nominated under Schedule 5...

         318. Returning Officer under section 25(1) of the Representation of the...

         319. Scottish legal services ombudsman appointed under section 34 of the...

         320. Social fund Commissioner

         321. Social fund Commissioner in Northern Ireland

         322. Solicitor in Scotland to any department of Her Majesty’s Government...

         323. Staff of the Scottish Parliament

         324. Standing Counsel to any department of Her Majesty’s Government in...

         325. Statutory Officer appointed under section 70 of the Judicature (Northern...

         326. Traffic Commissioner for any area constituted for the purposes of...

      2. PART II OFFICE-HOLDERS DISQUALIFIED FOR PARTICULAR CONSTITUENCIES AND REGIONS

7. Explanatory Note