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The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations: Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Advisory Council (Establishment) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 7th August 2002. Interpretation 2. In these Regulations, "the Council" means the Advisory Council established in terms of these Regulations. Establishment of the Council 3. There shall be established a committee to be known as the Advisory Council. Purposes of the Council 4. The purposes of the Council shall be as stated in section 3(1) of the Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002. Membership 5. The Council shall consist of not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five members, of whom one shall be appointed as convener. Tenure and removal from office 6. - (1) Each member of the Council-
(b) may, by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers, resign as a member; (c) in other respects, shall hold and vacate office on such terms and conditions as the Scottish Ministers may determine; (d) after ceasing to hold office shall be eligible for re-appointment as a member.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may by notice in writing remove a member from office if satisfied that the member-
(ii) has been absent, without the permission of the Scottish Ministers, from all meetings of the Council and any of its committees to which the member has been appointed, for a period longer than six consecutive months; or (iii) has become otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the member's functions as a member or is unsuitable to continue as a member,
and thereupon the office shall become vacant.
Allowances and expenses
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