http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/14/part/3Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision for electronic monitoring of offenders and as to certain other restrictive measures imposable on offenders; to make provision about periods and processes as regards disclosure of convictions by offenders; and to make provision concerning particular aspects of the system governing parole of offenders.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-10-24Expert Participation2023-07-03 PART 3 401The Parole Board is to continue to act as an independent tribunal when exercising decision-making functions by virtue of Part 1 of the 1993 Act (or decision-making functions by virtue of another enactment relating to the same things).2In this section, the reference to the Parole Board is to the Parole Board for Scotland.411The Scottish Ministers may by regulations authorise the chairperson of the Parole Board to make provision about administrative arrangements within the Board.2Examples of what may be covered in regulations under this section are arrangements as to—athe operational structure within the Parole Board, including the use of committees (and sub-committees),bthe management set-up within the Board, including for—ithe formation of a management committee,iithe leadership and membership of such a committee,iiithe role of such a committee in budgetary, accounting and business matters.3Regulations under this section may allow the chairperson to delegate responsibility for arrangements (and allow for sub-delegation afterwards).4Before making regulations under this section, the Scottish Ministers must consult the Parole Board.5Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.6In this section, the references to the Parole Board are to the Parole Board for Scotland.421The 1993 Act is amended as follows.2In schedule 2, in paragraph 2—asub-paragraph (a) is repealed,bsub-paragraph (b) is repealed.431The 1993 Act is amended as follows.2In paragraph 2A of schedule 2, for the words from “such” to “is” there is substituted “ the period of 5 years beginning with the date of appointment ”.441The 1993 Act is amended as follows.2After paragraph 2D of schedule 2 there is inserted—2HA1A member of the Parole Board is to be reappointed to the membership on the expiry of the period of the member's appointment, unless—ain any case, sub-paragraph (2) applies, orbwhere the member is not the chairperson, sub-paragraph (3) applies.2This sub-paragraph applies if the member has declined to be reappointed.3This sub-paragraph applies if the Scottish Ministers have accepted a recommendation made to them by the chairperson that the other member should not be reappointed.4A recommendation of that kind may be made to the Scottish Ministers only if the chairperson is satisfied that—athe other member has failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions of membership by which the member is bound, orbthe number of members required for the Board to carry out its functions is such that the services of the other member are no longer needed.5The instrument of appointment of the member may be annotated or reissued so as to show that the member is reappointed under sub-paragraph (1).2HB1Sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) apply in connection with paragraph 2HA(1).2The reference in paragraph 2HA(1) to the period of the appointment includes each period of reappointment under that paragraph.3In addition—athe provisions of paragraphs 1 to 2D apply in relation to reappointment under paragraph 2HA(1) as well as applying otherwise, andbthe references in paragraphs 1 to 2D to appointment are so far as necessary for this purpose to be read as including reappointment,which in particular means that reappointment is for 5 years at a time..451The 1993 Act is amended as follows.2In schedule 2—ain paragraph 1, for the word “chairman” there is substituted “ chairperson ”,bin paragraph 2J, for the word “Chairman” there is substituted “ chairperson ”.3In addition, a reference in an enactment, instrument or document to the chairman of the Parole Board for Scotland is to be read as if the reference were to the chairperson of the Parole Board for Scotland.461The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 is amended as follows.2In schedule 2, the entry relating to the Parole Board for Scotland is repealed.3The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 is amended as follows.4In section 10, after paragraph (fzb) of subsection (1) there is inserted—fzcthe office of member of the Parole Board for Scotland (including the chairperson of the Parole Board),.471The Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 is amended as follows.2Part 1 (including schedule 1) is repealed.3In section 65, the word “rules,” where occurring in each of subsections (1) and (3) is repealed.S. 44 in force at 31.12.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/417, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)S. 40 in force at 1.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/283, reg. 2(f)S. 41 in force at 1.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/283, reg. 2(g)S. 42 in force at 1.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/283, reg. 2(h)S. 43 in force at 1.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/283, reg. 2(i) (with reg. 3)S. 45 in force at 1.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/283, reg. 2(j)S. 46 in force at 1.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/283, reg. 2(k)S. 47 in force at 1.10.2020 by S.S.I. 2020/283, reg. 2(l)