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 of Scotland, 25 (iia) the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner, (iii) the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, (iv) the Parole Board for Scotland, (iva) the Risk Management Authority, (ivb) the Scottish Social Services Council, 30 (v) a health board constituted under section 2(1)(a) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, (vi) a special health board constituted under section 2(1)(b) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, 43 Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill Schedule—Domestic homicide and suicide reviews: public appointments (g) a person who is a director, employee or appointee of Social Work Scotland Ltd.