# Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016, Section 12: Disqualification from membership


(1) A person may not be appointed as a member of the Commission if that person is or has been at any time during the previous 12 months—
(a) a member of the House of Commons,
(b) a member of the Scottish Parliament,
(c) a member of the European Parliament,
(d) an officer-holder of the Scottish Administration,
(e) a councillor of any local authority.
(2) A person may not be appointed as the Tenant Farming Commissioner if that person is the owner or tenant of land subject to a relevant tenancy.
(3) In this Part “relevant tenancy” means—
(a) a tenancy to which the 1991 Act applies, or
(b) a tenancy under sections 4, 5, 5A or 5C of the 2003 Act (new types of tenancy).
(4) A person's appointment as a member ceases if, during the person's period of appointment, any of subsection (1)(a) to (e) applies to that person.
(5) A person's appointment as the Tenant Farming Commissioner ceases if, during the person's period of appointment, subsection (2) applies to that person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/18/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/land-reform-scotland-act-2016/section-12
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