Section 55 President and Vice President: incapacity and suspensionI1

(1)

Subsection (2) applies during any period when the President of the Sheriff Appeal Court—

(a)

is unable (for any reason) to carry out the functions of the office, or

(b)

is suspended from office.

(2)

During such a period—

(a)

the functions of the President are to be carried out instead by the Vice President, and

(b)

anything that falls to be done in relation to the President falls to be done instead in relation to the Vice President.

(3)

Subsection (4) applies during any period when—

(a)

subsection (2) would, but for subsection (4), apply, and

(b)

the Vice President of the Sheriff Appeal Court—

(i)

is unable (for any reason) to carry out the functions of the President, or

(ii)

is suspended from office.

(4)

During such a period, subsection (2) does not apply and, instead—

(a)

the functions of the President are to be carried out instead by such sheriff principal (other than the President or Vice President) as the Lord President of the Court of Session may appoint to act in place of the President, and

(b)

anything that falls to be done in relation to the President falls to be done instead in relation to that sheriff principal.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 55 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/77, art. 2(2)(3), Sch.