PART 2The Scottish Land Commission
CHAPTER 1The Commission
Membership
12Disqualification from membership
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A person may not be appointed as a member of the Commission if that person is or has been at any time during the previous 12 months—
a
a member of the House of Commons,
b
a member of the Scottish Parliament,
c
a member of the European Parliament,
d
an officer-holder of the Scottish Administration,
e
a councillor of any local authority.
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A person may not be appointed as the Tenant Farming Commissioner if that person is the owner or tenant of land subject to a relevant tenancy.
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In this Part “relevant tenancy” means—
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a tenancy to which the 1991 Act applies, or
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a tenancy under sections 4, 5, 5A or 5C of the 2003 Act (new types of tenancy).
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A person's appointment as a member ceases if, during the person's period of appointment, any of subsection (1)(a) to (e) applies to that person.
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A person's appointment as the Tenant Farming Commissioner ceases if, during the person's period of appointment, subsection (2) applies to that person.