Section 79 Commission membershipI1I2
Scotland
(1)
Schedule 1 (the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission) of the 2007 Act is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph 2 (membership of the Commission)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “8” substitute “at least 8 but no more than 20”,
(b)
in sub-paragraph (3), for “5” substitute “at least 4”,
(c)
in sub-paragraph (4), after “be” insert “at least”,
(d)
sub-paragraphs (5), (7) and (9) are repealed,
(e)
in sub-paragraph (8), after “of lawyer members” insert “, but the number of non-lawyer members must not exceed the number of lawyer members by more than three”.
(3)
In paragraph 3 (terms of appointment etc.)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (1), for “5” substitute “not less than 5 years and not exceeding 8”,
(b)
sub-paragraph (5) is repealed.