Nominations
6.—(1) A local authority shall appoint to a panel any person nominated by the Sheriff Principal provided that person’s qualifications or experience are not inconsistent with any standard which may have been determined in accordance with regulation 4(4) above.
(2) Before appointing any other person to a panel a local authority shall–
(a)satisfy themselves, either generally, or having regard to any standard determined under regulation 4(4), that the qualifications or experience of each person whom they propose to appoint are appropriate to his appointment as curator ad litem or, as the case may be, reporting officer for the purposes of section 58 of the 1978 Act or the 1995 Act; and
(b)consult the Sheriff Principal and such other nominating authorities and persons as they consider necessary with respect to the suitability of each of the proposed appointments.