Article 2 Amendment of 1991 Rules

(1)

The Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1991^f1 shall be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.

(2)

In rule 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a)

after the definition of “Lord President” insert—

““nominated sheriff clerk” means a sheriff clerk nominated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this Act of Sederunt;”; and

(b)

the definition of “regional sheriff clerk” shall cease to have effect.

(3)

In each of rules 7(5)(a), 8(7)(a), 10(3), (4)(a) and (5)(a), 1l(2)(c)(i) and (ii), (4), (5)(a) and (6)(a), 17(i), 18(1)(a), (2)(a) and (4)(a) and 28(5), for the words “regional sheriff clerk” substitute “nominated sheriff clerk”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1991/1397.