PART 2The Scottish Land Commission

CHAPTER 1The Commission

Membership

I111Eligibility for appointment

1

In appointing members to the Commission, the Scottish Ministers must—

a

have regard among other things to the desirability of the Commission (taken as a whole) having expertise or experience in—

i

land reform,

ii

law,

iii

finance,

iv

economic issues,

v

planning and development,

vi

land management,

vii

community empowerment,

viii

environmental issues,

ix

human rights,

x

equal opportunities,

xi

the reduction of inequalities of outcome which result from socio-economic disadvantage, and

b

encourage equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunity requirements.

2

In appointing the Land Commissioners, the Scottish Ministers must take every reasonable step to ensure that at least one of the Commissioners is a speaker of the Gaelic language.

3

In appointing the Tenant Farming Commissioner, the Scottish Ministers must ensure that the person appointed has expertise or experience in agriculture.

4

When the Scottish Ministers refer an appointment to the Scottish Parliament for approval under section 10(2), they must lay before the Scottish Parliament a statement as to how they have complied with the duties in subsections (1) to (3).

5

In subsection (1) “equal opportunities” and “equal opportunity requirements” have the same meanings as in Section L2 of Part 2 of schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998.