PART 2Operational matters
Miscellaneous provisions
30Exercise of power to appoint non-executive directors
(1)
In appointing the Bank's non-executive directors, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the non-executive directors (as a whole) have experience or knowledge of the issues facing workers and businesses in Scotland.
(2)
In considering, for the purpose of subsection (1), the particular knowledge or experience that the non-executive directors (as a whole) should have, the Scottish Ministers must consult—
(a)
persons appearing to them to represent trade unions operating in Scotland, and
(b)
persons appearing to them to represent businesses operating in Scotland.