Interpretation
1. In these Rules—
“clerk to the fitness assessment tribunal” means the person nominated by the Scottish Ministers to act as clerk to a fitness assessment tribunal;
“fitness assessment tribunal” means a fitness assessment tribunal constituted under paragraph 31(1) or (2) of Schedule 2 to the RSTPA 2014;
“fitness case” means the issue of whether the member of the Scottish Tax Tribunals is unfit to hold his or her office;
“investigating officer” means the person appointed in accordance with rule 3(1), and references to an investigating officer are to be read as references to a substitute investigating officer where one has been appointed;
“member of the Scottish Tax Tribunals” means the person with regard to whom a fitness assessment tribunal has been constituted;
“the parties” are the member of the Scottish Tax Tribunals and the presenting officer;
“presenting officer” means the person appointed in accordance with rule 7(1), and references to a presenting officer are to be read as references to a substitute presenting officer where one has been appointed;
“President” means the President of the Scottish Tax Tribunals;
“RSTPA 2014” means the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014; and
“statement of reasons” means a statement of the grounds on which it is alleged that the member of the Scottish Tax Tribunals is unfit to hold office.