sec.154Disqualification of prisoners

### sec.154 Disqualification of prisoners A person can not be a councillor while the person is a prisoner. A prisoner is a person who— is serving a period of imprisonment; or is liable to serve a period of imprisonment, even though the person has been released from imprisonment (on parole or leave of absence, for example); or would be serving a term of imprisonment had the term of imprisonment not been suspended under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 144 . A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person becomes a prisoner. s 154 amd 2014 No. 44 s 4 (sec.154-ssec.1) A person can not be a councillor while the person is a prisoner. (sec.154-ssec.2) A prisoner is a person who— is serving a period of imprisonment; or is liable to serve a period of imprisonment, even though the person has been released from imprisonment (on parole or leave of absence, for example); or would be serving a term of imprisonment had the term of imprisonment not been suspended under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 144 . (sec.154-ssec.3) A person automatically stops being a councillor when the person becomes a prisoner. - (a) is serving a period of imprisonment; or - (b) is liable to serve a period of imprisonment, even though the person has been released from imprisonment (on parole or leave of absence, for example); or - (c) would be serving a term of imprisonment had the term of imprisonment not been suspended under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 144 .