# The Advisory Council (Establishment) (Scotland) Regulations 2002, Regulation 6: Tenure and removal from office


(1) Each member of the Council–
(a) shall be appointed by the Scottish Ministers for such period as is specified in the appointment;
(b) may, by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers, resign as a member;
(c) in other respects, shall hold and vacate office on such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers may determine;
(d) after ceasing to hold office shall be eligible for re-appointment as a member.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may by notice in writing remove a member from office if satisfied that the member–
(i) is incapacitated by physical or mental illness;
(ii) has been absent, without the permission of the Scottish Ministers, from all meetings of the Council and any of its committees to which the member has been appointed, for a period longer than six consecutive months; or
(iii) has become otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the member’s functions as a member or is unsuitable to continue as a member,
and thereupon the office shall become vacant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/293/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/advisory-council-establishment-scotland-regulations-2002/regulation-6
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