Criteria for appointment 15 3 (1) An individual may not be appointed to hold a relevant office if the individual is or, 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 of Scotland, 25 (iii) the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, (iv) the Parole Board for Scotland, (v...