SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1DISQUALIFICATION FROM MEMBERSHIP OF THE PANEL
1
The following persons are disqualified from being appointed or serving as Panel members—
a
a member of the Assembly;
b
a family member of a member of the Assembly;
c
a candidate for election to the Assembly;
d
a former member of the Assembly;
e
a member of the European Parliament, the House of Commons, the House of Lords, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland) or the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland);
f
a councillor;
g
a person employed by a political party;
h
a person employed by a member of the Assembly;
i
a member of the staff of the Assembly;
j
a former member of the staff of the Assembly;
k
a person employed by a Northern Ireland department;
l
a person who has been employed by a Northern Ireland department at any time in the two years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect;
m
a person employed by a district council;
n
a person who has been employed by a district council at any time in the two years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect;
o
the Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards;
p
the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland;
q
the Attorney General for Northern Ireland; and
r
a person who has been the Attorney General for Northern Ireland at any time in the 5 years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect.