Work to which other provisions apply
(1) An office or post is not a personal or public office in so far as one or more of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)—
(a) applies in relation to the office or post, or
(b) would apply in relation to the office or post but for the operation of some other provision of this Act.
(2) Those provisions are—
(a) section 39 (employment);
(b) section 41 (contract work);
(c) section 44 (partnerships).
(d) section 45 (LLPs);
(e) section 47 (barristers);
(f) section 48 (advocates);
(g) section 55 (employment services) so far as applying to the provision of work experience within section 56(2)(a) or arrangements within section 56(2)(c) for such provision.
(1) An office or post is not a personal or public office if it is a political office.
(2) A political office is an office or post set out in the second column of the following Table—
(3) The reference to a registered political party is a reference to a party registered in the Great Britain register under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
A life peerage (within the meaning of the Life Peerages Act 1958), or any other dignity or honour conferred by the Crown, is not a personal or public office.
The office of diocesan or suffragan bishop is not a public office.
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