Article 10 Renewals of bonds of caution
Each year every officer of court shall lodge, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule, a premium receipt for the renewal of the first bond of caution as required by rule 9 above within 30 days after the expiry of any current bond.
Such a premium receipt shall be sent to the sheriff principal of the sheriffdom in which the sheriff officer’s first current commission as a sheriff officer was granted.
On being satisfied as to the bond of caution sent to him under paragraph (2) of this rule, the sheriff principal shall cause the premium receipt for the renewal of a bond of caution to be lodged with the regional sheriff clerk who shall issue to the sheriff officer a letter of receipt and such copy letters of receipt as may be required by the sheriff officer.
Where a sheriff officer holds a commission as a sheriff officer in more than one sheriffdom, he shall send to the sheriff principal of every sheriffdom in which he holds such a commission (other than the first current commission) a copy letter of receipt of such a premium receipt of the bond of caution issued by the regional sheriff clerk.
Where a sheriff officer is also a messenger-at-arms, he shall send to the Lyon clerk a copy letter of receipt of such a premium receipt of the bond of caution issued by the regional sheriff clerk in respect of his commission as a sheriff officer.
Where an officer of court fails to lodge such a premium receipt under paragraph (1) of this rule—
in respect of his commission as a sheriff officer, the sheriff principal may suspend the officer of court from practice as a sheriff officer until such a premium receipt has been lodged; and
where applicable, in respect of his commission as a messenger-at-arms, the Court of Session may, following a report sent to the Deputy Principal Clerk of Session by the Lyon clerk suspend the officer of court from practice as a messenger-at-arms until such a premium receipt has been lodged.