SCHEDULE 1Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland
5Terms of office
1
Each Tribunal member—
a
holds office for such period (not exceeding 5 years) as is specified in the member’s instrument of appointment,
b
may at any time resign office by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers,
c
vacates office on becoming disqualified from being a Tribunal member under paragraph 3(2),
d
in other respects holds office in accordance with the terms of the member’s instrument of appointment.
2
A Tribunal member whose period of office (including any period of office following re-appointment under this sub-paragraph) expires under sub-paragraph (1)(a) may be re-appointed by the Scottish Ministers for a further period to the same panel to which the member was last appointed, unless—
a
the member has declined re-appointment,
b
the President has recommended to the Scottish Ministers that the member should not be re-appointed and the Scottish Ministers have accepted that recommendation,
c
since the member was last appointed to the panel, there has been a reduction in the overall number of members of the panel which the Scottish Ministers consider are needed to enable the President to carry out the functions under paragraph 4,
d
the member has, since the member was last appointed to the panel, failed without reasonable excuse to comply with the terms of the member’s appointment,
e
the member no longer has the qualifications, training or experience prescribed under paragraph 3(1) for appointment to the panel.