Article 4 Membership of a SMAC
A SMAC shall comprise—
the sheriff principal of the sheriffdom for which the stipendiary magistrate or magistrates are be appointed;
the holder of a judicial office appointed by the sheriff principal; and
one other person appointed by the sheriff principal.
A person may not be appointed as a member of a SMAC if that person is—
a member of the House of Commons or the House of Lords;
a member of the Scottish Parliament; or
a local authority councillor.
A person shall cease to be a member of a SMAC if they become a person described in paragraph (2).
In the event of a vacancy arising in a SMAC the sheriff principal must appoint a successor.
The sheriff principal must be the convenor of a SMAC.
The sheriff principal may nominate the holder of a judicial office to sit as a member of a SMAC in his or her place, however such a nominee may not carry out the functions in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) and (4) of appointing the other members of the SMAC.