6.—(1) Each member of the Council–
(a)shall be appointed by the Scottish Ministers for such period as is specified in the appointment;
(b)may, by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers, resign as a member;
(c)in other respects, shall hold and vacate office on such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers may determine;
(d)after ceasing to hold office shall be eligible for re-appointment as a member.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may by notice in writing remove a member from office if satisfied that the member–
(i)is incapacitated by physical or mental illness;
(ii)has been absent, without the permission of the Scottish Ministers, from all meetings of the Council and any of its committees to which the member has been appointed, for a period longer than six consecutive months; or
(iii)has become otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the member’s functions as a member or is unsuitable to continue as a member,
and thereupon the office shall become vacant.