PART 1AUDITOR GENERAL FOR WALES

CHAPTER 1THE OFFICE OF AUDITOR GENERAL FOR WALES

4Disqualification

(1)

A person cannot be appointed as Auditor General if the person is disqualified on any of the grounds specified in subsection (3).

(2)

A person ceases to be Auditor General if the person is disqualified on any of the grounds specified in subsection (3).

(3)

A person is disqualified from being Auditor General if the person is—

(a)

a Member of the National Assembly;

(b)

the holder of any other office or position to which a person may be appointed, or recommended or nominated for appointment, by or on behalf of—

(i)

the Crown,

(ii)

the National Assembly, or

(iii)

the National Assembly Commission;

(c)

a Member of the House of Commons or House of Lords;

(d)

a Member of the Scottish Parliament;

(e)

a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;

(f)

an employee of the Wales Audit Office.