# The Curators ad Litem and Reporting Officers (Panels) (Scotland) Regulations 2001, Regulation 7: Term of appointment


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the appointment under regulation 4 of a person as a member of a panel shall be for such period not exceeding 3 years as the local authority in consultation with the Sheriff Principal consider appropriate.
(2) A person may be re-appointed as a member of a panel.
(3) A person’s membership of a panel shall be terminated by a local authority at any time where–
(a) the local authority are satisfied that the person is unable, unfit or unsuitable to continue to carry out the functions of his membership; or
(b) any court to which the person has been appointed as curator ad litem or reporting officer under the 1995 Act or section 58 of the 1978 Act so reports to the local authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/477/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/curators-ad-litem-and-reporting-officers-panels-scotland-regulations-2001/regulation-7
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