SCHEDULE 1The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
Membership of the Commission
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1
The Commission is to consist of the following members—
a
a person to chair the Commission (“the chairing member”); and
b
F18 other members.
2
Members are appointed by the Scottish Ministers, having consulted the Lord President of the Court of Session (“the Lord President”).
3
The chairing member and F25 other members of the Commission must be members (in this schedule referred to as “non-lawyer members”) who are not within any of the categories mentioned in sub-paragraph (6).
4
There must be F33 members of the Commission (in this schedule referred to as “lawyer members”) who are within any of the categories mentioned in sub-paragraph (6).
5
Of the lawyer members 3 must have practised within any, or any combination, of the categories mentioned in sub-paragraph (6) for at least 10 years.
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The categories are—
a
solicitors;
b
advocates;
c
conveyancing practitioners or executry practitioners;
d
persons exercising a right to conduct litigation or a right of audience acquired by virtue of section 27 of the 1990 Act.
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The Scottish Ministers may, subject to sub-paragraphs (8) and (9), by order amend—
a
sub-paragraph (1)(b) to alter the number of other members referred to there;
b
sub-paragraph (3) to alter the number of other members referred to there;
c
sub-paragraph (4) to alter the number of members referred to there;
d
sub-paragraph (5) to alter the number of lawyer members referred to there.
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The number of non-lawyer members must be greater than the number of lawyer members.
9
The number of—
a
non-lawyer members must be no fewer than 4 and no greater than 8;
b
lawyer members must be no fewer than 3 and no greater than 7.