# Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 43: Membership


(1) It is for the council to appoint the convener and the other members of its Adult Protection Committee in accordance with this section.
(2) Each public body and office-holder to which section 42 applies (other than the council and SCSWIS) must nominate a representative who appears to the body or office-holder to have skills and knowledge relevant to the functions of the Adult Protection Committee to be a Committee member.
(3) SCSWIS may nominate a representative who appears to it to have skills and knowledge relevant to the functions of the Adult Protection Committee to be a Committee member.
(4) The council must appoint the representatives nominated under subsections (2) and (3) as Committee members.
(5) The council may also appoint as Committee members such other persons who appear to it to have skills and knowledge relevant to the functions of the Adult Protection Committee.
(6) The Committee convener must not be a member or officer of the council.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/10/section/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adult-support-and-protection-scotland-act-2007/section-43
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