# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975, Paragraph 1

Extent: S

(1) A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as, or for being, the Commissioner if—
(a) he is disqualified for being elected, or being a member of any of the authorities mentioned in section 23 of this Act; or
(b) he is a member of any of those authorities or is a member (by co-option) of a committee of any of those authorities; or
(c) he has been a member of any of those authorities or has been a member (by co-option) of a committee of any of those authorities within 5 years before the date from which the appointment would take effect.
(2) The acts and proceedings of a person appointed as the Commissioner and acting in that office shall, notwithstanding his disqualification under this paragraph, be as valid and effectual as if he had been qualified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/30/schedule/4/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1975/schedule-4/paragraph-1
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