PART 1Scottish Civil Justice Council
Membership
9Disqualification and removal from office
(1)
A person is disqualified from appointment under section 7(1) as a member of the Council, and from holding office as such a member, if the person is or becomes—
(a)
a member of the Scottish Parliament,
(b)
a member of the House of Commons,
(c)
a member of the European Parliament,
(d)
a councillor of any council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,
(e)
a member of the Scottish Government, or
(f)
a Minister of the Crown.
(2)
The Lord President may, by notice in writing, remove any member appointed under section 7(1) if satisfied that the member—
(a)
is unfit to be a member by reason of inability, neglect of duty or misbehaviour, or
(b)
is otherwise unsuitable to continue as a member.
(3)
The Lord President must consult the Scottish Ministers before removing—
(a)
a consumer representative member, or
(b)
a LP member.