The National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995

Appointment of members and tenure and vacation of office

13.  The following provisions shall apply to the members of the Medical Practices Committee (in this Part of these Regulations referred to as “the Committee”):—

(a) the chairman and other members in office at the coming into force of these Regulations shall continue to hold office for the periods for which they were respectively appointed;

(b) subject as hereinafter provided, members shall be appointed for a period of three years expiring on 31st day of March in any year;

(c) a member may be reappointed to the Committee on the expiration of his term of office;

(d) a member may resign from the Committee by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State and a member who is appointed on the basis that he is actively engaged in medical practice shall be deemed to have resigned if he ceases to be so engaged;

(e) a person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the period for which his predecessor in that office was appointed.