{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-amendment-2022/rule-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-amendment-2022/rule-2.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2022/355",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) (Amendment) 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-messengers-at-arms-and-sheriff-officers-rules-amendment-2022",
  "path": "rule/2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules 1991",
  "text": "(1) The Act of Sederunt (Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers Rules) 1991 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) In rule 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “Policy” substitute—\n““Policy” means a policy of professional indemnity insurance referred to in rule 9(1)(b);”.\n(3) In rule 7(5) (applications for recommendation for commission as messenger-at-arms), omit “Subject to rule 11(10) below,”.\n(4) In rule 8(6) (application for commission as sheriff officer) omit “and rule 11(11)”.\n(5) In rule 9 (caution and professional indemnity insurance)—\n(a) in the heading, omit “Caution and”;\n(b) omit paragraph (1)(a);\n(c) in paragraph (2)—\n(i) for “The bond of caution and policy” substitute “A policy”;\n(ii) omit “shall be incorporated in a single document and”;\n(iii) omit sub-paragraph (b).\n(6) In rule 10(1) (renewals of policy) omit “from a person referred to in rule 9(2)(b) above”.\n(7) Omit rule 11 (transitional provisions) and schedule 2 (transitional provisions).\n(8) In rule 28 (suspension under particular rules)—\n(a) in paragraph (1), omit “, 11(7)(a)”;\n(b) in paragraph (2), omit “, 11(7)(b)”;\n(c) in paragraph (5), omit “, 11(7)”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1991/1397, last amended by S.S.I. 2017/240."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Rule 2(1) was amended by S.I. 1998/2636."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Rule 7(5) was amended by S.I. 1998/2636."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Rule 9(2)(b) was substituted by S.S.I. 2005/199."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Rule 10(1) was amended by S.S.I. 2005/199."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Rule 11 was amended by S.I. 1998/2636."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Rule 28(5) was amended by S.I. 1998/2636."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2022/355/rule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:47:37.122547+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}