Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance Act 2013 (asp 3)

PART 1 S Scottish Civil Justice Council

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 1: power to apply conferred (1.4.2015) by Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 10), ss. 65(2), 66(2), 83(2) (with Sch. 9 para. 8); S.S.I. 2015/116, art. 2

Membership S

9 Disqualification and removal from office S

(1) A person is disqualified from appointment under section 7(1) as a member of the Council, and from holding office as such a member, if the person is or becomes—

(a) a member of the Scottish Parliament,

(b) a member of the House of Commons,

(c) a member of the European Parliament,

(d) a councillor of any council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,

(e) a member of the Scottish Government, or

(f) a Minister of the Crown.

(2) The Lord President may, by notice in writing, remove any member appointed under section 7(1) if satisfied that the member—

(a) is unfit to be a member by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour, or

(b) is otherwise unsuitable to continue as a member.

(3) The Lord President must consult the Scottish Ministers before removing—

(a) a consumer representative member, or

(b) a LP member.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 9 in force at 28.5.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/124, art. 2 (with art. 3)