Criteria for appointment 15 (1) An individual may not be appointed to hold a relevant office if the individual is or, 3 within the year preceding the date on which the appointment is to take effect, has been— (a) a member of the Scottish Parliament, (b) a member of the House of Commons, (c) a member of the House of Lords, 20 (d) a councillor, employee or appointee of a local authority, (e) a civil servant, (f) a person who is, or who is a member, employee or appointee of— (i) the Lord Advocate, (ii) the chief constable of the Police Service...