Membership

I120Removal

1

The Scottish Ministers may remove a member, by giving the member notice in writing, if—

a

the member has been absent from meetings of the Commission for a period longer than 3 months without permission from the Commission, or

b

the Scottish Ministers consider that the member is—

i

otherwise unfit to continue to be a member, or

ii

unable to perform the member's functions.

2

The Scottish Ministers may remove a member under subsection (1) only with the approval of the Scottish Parliament.