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.