Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010

Membership

1 (1) The Council consists of a chairing member, other judicial members, legal members and lay members.

(2) The chairing member is the Lord Justice Clerk.

(3) The other judicial members comprise—

(a) one other person holding the office of judge who normally sits as a judge of the Outer House of the Court of Session or the High Court of Justiciary,

(b) one person holding the office of sheriff (other than a sheriff principal),

(c) two persons holding the office of justice of the peace or stipendiary magistrate, and

(d) one other person holding—

(i) any of the offices mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c), or

(ii) the office of sheriff principal.

(4) The legal members comprise—

(a) one prosecutor within the meaning of section 307 of the 1995 Act,

(b) one advocate practising as such in Scotland (other than one who is a prosecutor), and

(c) one solicitor practising as such in Scotland (other than one who is a prosecutor).

(5) The lay members comprise—

(a) one constable,

(b) one person appearing to the Scottish Ministers to have knowledge of the issues faced by victims of crime, and

(c) one other person who is not qualified for appointment as a judicial or legal member.