# Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1988, Article 12: Renewals of professional indemnity insurance


(1) Each year every officer of court shall lodge, in accordance with the following paragraphs of this rule, a premium receipt from an insurance company stating that he is covered for professional indemnity insurance to a minimum of £100,000 within 30 days after the date of expiry of any current premium receipt.
(2) Such a premium receipt shall be lodged with the regional sheriff clerk of the sheriffdom in which the sheriff officer’s first current commission as a sheriff officer was granted.
(3) The regional sheriff clerk shall issue to the sheriff officer a letter of receipt of such a premium receipt and such copy letters of receipt as may be required by the sheriff officer.
(4) 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 issued by the regional sheriff clerk.
(5) Where a sheriff officer is also a messenger-at-arms, he shall send to the Lyon clerk a copy of letter of receipt of such a premium receipt issued by the regional sheriff clerk in respect of his commission as a sheriff officer.
(6) Where an officer of court fails to lodge such a premium receipt under paragraph (1) of this rule—
(a) 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
(b) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2097/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-1988/article-12
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