Commentary on Sections Part 2 Elected Bodies and Their Members Chapter 3: Disqualification and Undue Influence Section 63 – Disqualification for corrupt or illegal practice: Senedd elections
170.Section 63 amends the law on disqualification for candidacy to and membership of the Senedd. The section inserts paragraph (5A) into Schedule 1A to GOWA 2006 to close a gap in the disqualification regime by adding a new category of disqualified persons: persons who are not permitted to stand as a candidate or be a member of a district council in Northern Ireland.