# Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 128: Abolition of the office of stipendiary magistrate


(1) The office of stipendiary magistrate is abolished.
(2) Subsection (3) applies to a person who, immediately before this section comes into force, holds office as a full-time stipendiary magistrate.
(3) The person is to be appointed, by virtue of this subsection, as a summary sheriff unless the person declines the appointment.
(4) Subsection (3) applies regardless of whether the person is qualified for appointment as a summary sheriff.
(5) Subsection (6) applies to a person who, immediately before this section comes into force, holds office as a part-time stipendiary magistrate.
(6) The person is to be appointed, by virtue of this subsection, as a part-time summary sheriff unless the person declines the appointment.
(7) Subsection (6) applies regardless of whether the person is qualified for appointment as a part-time summary sheriff.
(8) A person appointed—
(a) as a summary sheriff by virtue of subsection (3) is to be treated for all purposes as if appointed as such under section 5(2),
(b) as a part-time summary sheriff by virtue of subsection (6) is to be treated for all purposes as if appointed as such under section 10(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/18/section/128 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-reform-scotland-act-2014/section-128
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