# The Qualifications Scotland (Strategic Advisory Council) (Establishment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 8: Early termination of membership


(1) A person’s appointment as a member of the Council ends if—
(a) the person resigns by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers,
(b) the Scottish Ministers give the person written notice that the person is removed from the Council.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may remove a member of the Council by virtue of paragraph (1)(b) if any of the following circumstances apply—
(a) the member has been absent, without reasonable excuse, from meetings of the Council and any of its committees to which the member has been appointed, for a period of longer than six consecutive months,
(b) the member—
(i) was appointed to satisfy regulation 6(1)(d), (f) or (g), and
(ii) has ceased to be a person mentioned in that paragraph,
(c) the Scottish Ministers consider that the member is—
(i) unable to perform the functions of a member, or
(ii) unsuitable to continue as a member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/36/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-scotland-strategic-advisory-council-establishment-regulations-2026/regulation-8
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