# Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026, Paragraph 9: Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014

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(1) The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 is modified as follows.
(2) In section 17 (sheriffs and judges)—
(a) in subsection (2)—
(i) in paragraph (b), for “Chairman” substitute “Chair”,
(ii) the “or” after paragraph (b) is repealed,
(iii) after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d) a suitably qualified member of the Scottish Land Court (as determined under paragraph 13 of schedule 1 of the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Act 2026), or
(e) a suitably qualified member of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland (as determined under section 2(2B) of the Lands Tribunal Act 1949).”,
(b) in subsection (4), for “or the Chairman” substitute “, the Chair or other member”,
(c) in subsection (6), after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c) in the case of a member of the Scottish Land Court (apart from the Chair of that Court), also requires the concurrence of the Chair of that Court,
(d) in the case of a member of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, also requires the concurrence of the President of that Tribunal.”.
(3) The title of section 17 becomes “Sheriffs, judges and other holders of judicial office”.
(4) In schedule 1 (listed tribunals)—
(a) in Part 1, paragraph 6 is repealed,
(b) in Part 2, sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 13 is repealed.
(5) In schedule 2 (transfer-in of members), in paragraph 1(3), sub-paragraph (b) and the “or” immediately preceding it are repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/17/schedule/2/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crofting-and-scottish-land-court-act-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-9
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