Paragraph 3 Appointment of person other than by agreement between notifying authority and notified authority
(1)
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities shall establish and maintain a panel of persons from which a person may be appointed to decide the question whether the conditions for referral of a case are satisfied.
(2)
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities shall consult such other associations of relevant authorities as they think appropriate before–
(a)
establishing the panel;
(b)
inviting a person to join the panel after it has been established; and
(c)
removing a person from the panel.