SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1THE NORTHERN IRELAND PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN

Eligibility

2

1

A person is disqualified from being appointed as the Ombudsman if the person is a member of—

a

a district council,

b

the Assembly,

c

the House of Commons,

d

the House of Lords, or

e

the European Parliament.

2

Where a person who is the Ombudsman—

a

is nominated as a candidate for election to a body listed in sub-paragraph (1), or

b

becomes a member of a body listed in sub-paragraph (1),

that person ceases immediately to be the Ombudsman.