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Article 6 Examinations

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

The Society shall appoint a committee of examiners to examine any person who seeks to apply to become an officer of court.

(2)

The committee of examiners shall consist of not more than five persons of whom–

(a)

not more than three shall be members of the Society nominated by the Society;

(b)

one shall be a solicitor nominated by the Law Society of Scotland; and

(c)

one shall not be a member of the Society but shall be nominated by the Society,

in consultation with the sheriffs principal and approved by the Lord President.

(3)

The committee of examiners, in consultation with the Society, shall be responsible for–

(a)

determining the educational standard required of candidates;

(b)

setting examination papers; and

(c)

regulating and fixing fees for examinations.