Commentary on Sections Training conditions and conduct Section 35 and schedule 7 – Conditions of membership etc.
126.Section 35 introduces schedule 7 which makes provision as to the terms and conditions on which the ordinary and legal members of the Scottish Tribunals hold office as such. The terms of schedule 7 do not apply to judicial members (paragraph 1(1) of schedule 7).
127.Subsection (2) enables the Scottish Ministers, by regulations, to disapply certain provisions in schedule 7 to certain tribunal members, with the effect that those members become permanent members within the tribunals structure. Subsection (3) places a duty on the Scottish Ministers to consult the Lord President before making regulations under subsection (2). Subsection (4) specifies that the operation of paragraphs 2 to 8 of schedule 7 is subject to provision made by regulations under subsection (2) to the effect that the provisions which automatically re-appoint tribunal members on five-yearly terms of appointment can be dis-applied.