# Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993, Paragraph 6


(1) A person may resign office as a member of the Commission at any time by notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers.
(2) A person who ceases to be a member of the Commission (other than by virtue of being removed under paragraph 9) is eligible to be a member of the Commission again (whether by re-appointment or otherwise)
(3) Where—
(a) an elected member resigns office under sub-paragraph (1) or otherwise ceases to be a member of the Commission (other than by virtue of being removed under paragraph 9); and
(b) is not replaced by a person such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) (whether because of the person's refusal to accept office as a member or otherwise),
the Scottish Ministers may appoint (in addition to any person appointed under paragraph 3) a person to be a member of the Commission.
(4) The person referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(b) is a person who—
(a) was a candidate in the election by virtue of which the elected member mentioned in sub-paragraph (3)(a) held office as a member;
(b) polled, in that election, fewer votes than the elected member so mentioned; and
(c) by virtue of regulations made under paragraph 7, may hold office as a member of the Commission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/44/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofters-scotland-act-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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