SCHEDULE 2

The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland
Part 1

Members 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.