Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

1.  The following persons are disqualified from being appointed or serving as the Commissioner—

(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 person who has been a member of the Assembly at any time in the 5 years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect;

(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 person who has been 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) at any time in the 5 years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect;

(g) a councillor;

(h) a person who has been a councillor at any time in the 5 years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect;

(i) a person employed by a political party;

(j) a person who has been employed by a political party at any time in the 5 years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect;

(k) a person employed by a member of the Assembly;

(l) a person who at any time in the 5 years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect has been employed by a member of the Assembly;

(m) a member of the staff of the Assembly;

(n) a person who has been a member of the staff of the Assembly at any time in the two years prior to the date when the appointment is to take effect;

(o) a person employed by a district council;

(p) 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;

(q) a person employed by a Northern Ireland department;

(r) 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;

(s) the Attorney General for Northern Ireland; and

(t) 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.