Legislation – Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
SCHEDULE 1The ICRIR, the Commissioners and ICRIR officers
PART 2The Commissioners
Person holding public elected position not to be a Commissioner
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(1)
A person who holds a relevant office may not be appointed as a Commissioner.
(2)
A person ceases to be a Commissioner if the person begins to hold a relevant office.
(3)
A reference in this Schedule to a person who holds a relevant office is a reference to a person who is—
(a)
a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
(b)
a councillor (within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 — see section 126(1) of that Act);
(c)
a Member of Parliament;
(d)
a member of a council established under—
(i)
section 2 of the Local Government Act 1972 (councils in England outside London), or
(ii)
paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act (London borough councils);
(e)
a member of the Common Council of the City of London;
(f)
a member of a council established under section 21 of the Local Government Act 1972 (councils in Wales);
(g)
a member of the Scottish Parliament;
(h)
a councillor of a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(i)
a member of the Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives of Ireland);
(j)
a member of the Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland);
(k)
a member of a city council, county council or city and county council in Ireland;
(l)
a member of the European Parliament from any member State.