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)

8 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 4 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 4 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.

(6)

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.

(7)

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.

(8)

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.