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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/good-food-nation-scotland-act-2022/schedule/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "asp/2022/5",
  "legislation_title": "Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/good-food-nation-scotland-act-2022",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/13",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Appointment of members",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers are to appoint—\n(a) the chairing member, and\n(b) the ordinary members.\n(2) Appointments are to be made in accordance with regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.\n(3) A person may be appointed more than once.\n(4) A person who is disqualified from being a member may not be appointed (see paragraph 17).\n(5) Regulations under sub-paragraph (2) may in particular—\n(a) specify qualifications and experience that a person must have in order to be appointed,\n(b) require appointments to be made so that a board includes a member who fulfils criteria specified in the regulations,\n(c) require that regard is had when making appointments to the desirability of a board including a member who fulfils criteria specified in the regulations.\n(6) Criteria, for the purpose of sub-paragraph (5)(b) and (c), may include criteria about a person’s—\n(a) having certain qualifications or experiences,\n(b) holding a certain office,\n(c) being representative of certain interests.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 28(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. para. 13 in force at 15.2.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/29, reg. 2(1)(2), sch. 1"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2022/5/schedule/paragraph/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:22.969597+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}