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SCHEDULE 1THE SCOTTISH SENTENCING COUNCIL

Term of office

4(1)A member holds office for such period not exceeding 5 years as the Lord Justice General or, as the case may be, the Scottish Ministers may, at the time of appointment, determine.

(2)A member ceases to hold office—

(a)on becoming disqualified from holding office as a member, or

(b)on ceasing to fall within the category of membership under which the member was appointed.

(3)A person who has previously been a member may not be re-appointed.

(4)In this paragraph, “a member” means a member appointed by the Lord Justice General or the Scottish Ministers.