# Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, Paragraph 1


(1) The Scottish Ministers shall appoint as members of the Tribunal—
(a) a panel of persons who have such legal—
(i) qualifications;
(ii) training; and
(iii) experience,
as may be prescribed in regulations for the purposes of serving as legal members of the Tribunal;
(b) a panel of persons who have such qualifications, training and experience—
(i) in medicine; and
(ii) in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder,
as may be prescribed in regulations for the purposes of serving as medical members of the Tribunal; and
(c) a panel of persons who have—
(i) such qualifications, training, skills and experience in caring for, or providing services to, persons having a mental disorder; or
(ii) experience of such description,
as may be prescribed in regulations for the purposes of serving as general members of the Tribunal.
(2) A person is disqualified from appointment as, and being, a member of the Tribunal if the person—
(a) is a member of the Scottish Parliament;
(b) is a member of the Scottish Executive or a junior Scottish Minister; or
(c) is of such other description as may be prescribed in regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/13/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-care-and-treatment-scotland-act-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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