Membership

17Period and terms of appointment

1

A member is appointed for such period not exceeding 5 years as the Scottish Ministers may determine.

2

A person may be reappointed as a member if—

a

the person—

i

is a member at the time of reappointment, or

ii

ceased to be a member not more than 3 months before the date of reappointment, and

b

the person has not previously been reappointed.

3

Subsections (1) and (4) of this section and sections 15, 16 and 18 apply to the reappointment of a person as a member as they apply to the appointment of a person as a member.

4

The Scottish Ministers may determine other terms of an appointment, so far as not provided for by this Act.