Section 12 Disqualification from membership
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 member of the House of Commons,
a member of the Scottish Parliament,
a member of the European Parliament,
an officer-holder of the Scottish Administration,
a councillor of any local authority.
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.
In this Part “relevant tenancy” means—
a tenancy to which the 1991 Act applies, or
a tenancy under sections 4, 5, 5A or 5C of the 2003 Act (new types of tenancy).
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.
A person's appointment as the Tenant Farming Commissioner ceases if, during the person's period of appointment, subsection (2) applies to that person.