SCHEDULE 2The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland

Part 1Members of the Tribunal etc.

Members

1

(1)

The Scottish Ministers shall appoint as members of the Tribunal—

(a)

a panel of persons who have such legal—

(i)

qualifications;

(ii)

training; and

(iii)

experience,

as may be prescribed in regulations for the purposes of serving as legal members of the Tribunal;

(b)

a panel of persons who have such qualifications, training and experience—

(i)

in medicine; and

(ii)

in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder,

as may be prescribed in regulations for the purposes of serving as medical members of the Tribunal; and

(c)

a panel of persons who have—

(i)

such qualifications, training, skills and experience in caring for, or providing services to, persons having a mental disorder; or

(ii)

experience of such description,

as may be prescribed in regulations for the purposes of serving as general members of the Tribunal.

(2)

A person is disqualified from appointment as, and being, a member of the Tribunal if the person—

(a)

is a member of the Scottish Parliament;

(b)

is a member of the Scottish Executive or a junior Scottish Minister; or

(c)

is of such other description as may be prescribed in regulations.