Appointment as a chairing member or an ordinary member of the Scottish Food Commission2
1
When making appointments of members of the Scottish Food Commission, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the desirability of a board including a member who is representative of interests in one or more of the following—
a
the food business sector,
b
food-related third sector bodies.
2
In paragraph (1)(b), “third sector body” means a body (whether or not formally constituted) established for purposes which consist of, or consist mainly of, providing benefits for society (but does not include a body established under an enactment).
3
When making appointments of members of the Scottish Food Commission, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the desirability of a board including a member who has expertise in or experience of food-related issues in relation to one or more of the following matters—
a
social and economic wellbeing,
b
the environment,
c
health and physical and mental wellbeing (including in particular through the provision of health and social care services),
d
economic development,
e
animal welfare,
f
education,
g
child poverty.