Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005

Tenure of office etc.

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4(1)A member of a Licensing Board—

(a)holds office as such, subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and to paragraph 11(4), during the period—

(i)beginning on the day after the member’s election, and

(ii)ending on the day on which the next election of members of the Board is held in accordance with paragraph 2(1),

(b)is eligible for re-election as a member,

(c)may, at any time, resign by giving notice to the clerk of the Board, and

(d)ceases to hold office—

(i)on ceasing to be a councillor of the relevant council, or

(ii)on becoming disqualified from being a member of a Licensing Board.

(2)The clerk must give the relevant council a copy of any notice received under sub-paragraph (1)(c).