SCHEDULE 1Scottish Commission for Human Rights
Disqualification
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1
A person is disqualified from appointment, and from holding office, as a member of the Commission if that person is—
a
a member of the House of Commons,
b
a member of the Scottish Parliament, or
c
a member of the European Parliament.
2
A person is also disqualified from such appointment if that person has, in the relevant period, held any of the offices set out in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c).
3
The relevant period is—
a
in relation to the appointment of a member to chair the Commission, the year preceding the date of nomination,
b
in relation to the appointment of any other member of the Commission, the year preceding the proposed date of appointment.